tape machine

American  

noun

1. a tape recorder.

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tape machine British  

noun

1. another word for tape recorder

2. US equivalent: ticker.  a telegraphic receiving device that records messages electronically or on ticker tape

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Etymology

Origin of tape machine

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A tape machine in the basement began rolling.

From Literature

The kit, including part of a mixing desk and two Revox tape machines, will go on show to coincide with the band's sold-out final show at Birmingham's Villa Park in July.

From BBC

An Ampex expert from Canada broke down the tape machines and then rebuilt them from the ground up, exactly as they were when Paul used them.

From Los Angeles Times

I put the computer on as a tape machine, press record, play for an hour, then stop and listen to what I’ve got.

From Los Angeles Times

Although ABC’s studio could be rebuilt from original plans, the devices — walkie-talkies, phones, tape machines, all state-of-the-art technology then — couldn’t be replicated if they were to be used accurately onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times