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tape recording

American  

noun

  1. a magnetic tape on which speech, music, etc., have been recorded.

  2. the act of recording on magnetic tape.


tape recording British  

noun

  1. the act or process of recording on magnetic tape

  2. the speech, music, etc, so recorded

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tape recording

First recorded in 1940–45

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In a tape recording, Roberts-Smith was also heard lambasting soldiers who break the code of silence.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2023

Before the full House could vote, a bombshell tape recording was released in which Nixon could be heard approving a plan to pressure the FBI to drop its Watergate investigation.

From Seattle Times Mar. 30, 2023

During a lively seven-week preliminary hearing, prosecutors played a tape recording of Dederich discussing how his followers should handle lawyers such as Morantz.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2022

But prosecutions for witness tampering usually involve at least one witness and a form of corroboration such as a message sent in writing or a tape recording.

From Washington Post Jul. 12, 2022

He hadn’t given them ordinary walkie-talkies because he didn’t want anybody listening to the talk, especially the news media, who might make a tape recording of the chatter.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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