wire recorder
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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How to use wire recorder in a sentence
Use of a wire recorder or a platter, so that one can get a playback after talking, is an aid to self-criticism.
The Armed Forces Officer | U. S. Department of DefenseHe returned with his pocket-size wire recorder and handed it to Chahda.
The Pirates of Shan | Harold Leland Goodwin"The chief of campus police carries a personal wire recorder," Handrosan said, in his flat monotone.
Ministry of Disturbance | Henry Beam PiperInside is an ultra-slow fine-wire recorder holding a spool that runs for a week.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths | Fritz Reuter Leiber
British Dictionary definitions for wire recorder
an early type of magnetic recorder in which sounds were recorded on a thin steel wire magnetized by an electromagnet: Compare tape recorder
Derived forms of wire recorder
- wire recording, noun
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