tape machine
Americannoun
noun
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another word for tape recorder
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US equivalent: ticker. a telegraphic receiving device that records messages electronically or on ticker tape
Etymology
Origin of tape machine
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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They also retrieved Paul’s Ampex 5258 Sel-Sync multitrack tape machine, familiarly known as the Octopus, which sits alongside the console, and was the first-ever eight-track.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
I didn’t realize I was making an album and there was something about the tape machine that kept me honest,” Urie says.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
The band upped the dread on their second album, D.O.A, but discovered a more accessible side on 1979's 20 Jazz Funk Greats, recorded on a tape machine they had borrowed from Paul McCartney.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2020
On the edge of the witness box was the tape machine that she was listening to, her headphones, a foot pedal which was underneath on the floor, and the machine.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2020
Ellsberg, feeling absurdly out of place, hurried behind with his date’s heavy tape machine.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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