tape recording
Americannoun
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a magnetic tape on which speech, music, etc., have been recorded.
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the act of recording on magnetic tape.
noun
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the act or process of recording on magnetic tape
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the speech, music, etc, so recorded
Etymology
Origin of tape recording
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said earlier this week that there were no updates into the police investigation into the tape recording.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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
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 made the announcement during a tape recording of the CBS network show in Los Angeles, California on Thursday.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2022
Now he was dead before his fortieth birthday, a tape recording of one of his last sermons serving as his own funeral oration.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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