tape recorder

American  

noun

1. an electrical device for recording or playing back sound, video, or data on magnetic tape.

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tape recorder British  

noun

1. an electrical device used for recording sounds on magnetic tape and usually also for reproducing them, consisting of a tape deck and one or more amplifiers and loudspeakers

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Etymology

Origin of tape recorder

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

So I proposed that they set up multiple turntables and multiple tape recorders, which I could use in parallel.

From Los Angeles Times

Bands promoted shows on Xeroxed fliers and recorded their songs on tape recorders.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And he said, ‘Turn off your tape recorders.’

From Literature

“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.

From Salon

"Don't know if I'm really wanting the fame / Something tells me I'm a bit smarter than that," she sang into her tape recorder.

From BBC

Related Words

• cassette recorder