tape recorder

noun

: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tape

Examples of tape recorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And that was a tape recorder, which is another machine, and no one had done this. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2024 Between games, Jimerson dictated notes into a tape recorder. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024 Enter reporter, tape recorder cocked, to find Truman talking with the departing screenwriter Peter Viertel. Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024 Unbeknownst to the mobsters, FBI agents in a separate location leaned forward in their seats, listening intently as the reels of a tape recorder spun. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tape recorder 

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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tape recorder was in 1932

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“Tape recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20recorder. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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tape recorder

noun
: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tapes

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