wire recorder

American  

noun

1. a forerunner of the tape recorder that recorded sound on a steel wire by magnetizing the wire as it passed an electromagnet.

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wire recorder British  

noun

1. an early type of magnetic recorder in which sounds were recorded on a thin steel wire magnetized by an electromagnet Compare tape recorder

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Other Word Forms

• wire recording
  noun

Etymology

Origin of wire recorder

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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wire recorder

Miley was a junior at Bosse High School n 1947 when he began taping sporting events as a hobby with a $165 wire recorder that his father bought from Sears & Roebuck.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2011

Sears got into gloating position by putting a revolutionary gadget on the market last week: a table-model radio-phonograph containing a wire recorder.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were other irreplaceable losses: the pioneer Webcor wire recorder was part of the ashes, and so were six original 1921-model Dormeyer mixers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Post, out after Young's scalp, took the speech down on a wire recorder and printed it in full, two columns long.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well, you can take it from me, Gussy, that this tickler is just a miniaturized wire recorder and clock … and a tickler.

From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Leiber, Fritz