tape deck
Americannoun
noun
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a tape recording unit in a hi-fi system
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the platform supporting the spools, cassettes, or cartridges of a tape recorder, incorporating the motor or motors that drive them and the playback, recording, and erasing heads
Etymology
Origin of tape deck
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Before that, he put a tape deck on a rolling cart.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
However, not everyone was blown away, with the Hollywood Reporter saying it's "a disappointing farewell", and Mashable saying the series risked going out with the "fizzled whimper of a message self-destructing in a tape deck".
From BBC • May 25, 2025
Ellie, while not understanding airplanes, cars or seat belts, somehow figures out a cassette tape deck and pushes play.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2023
My laptop was almost dead, and in the night I’d have just enough voltage for light, and maybe a few songs on my old tape deck that I bought the year Ronald Reagan was elected.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022
The two spindles in the tape deck, hidden behind a smoky plastic window, pull the tape from one side to the other.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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