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These molecules act like digital tape recorders, repeatedly copying instructions from DNA in the cell nucleus, and carrying them to protein-making structures called ribosomes.
—David Cox, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2020
On his 69th birthday, Krapp, now a lonely man, is ready with a bottle of wine, a banana and his tape recorder.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Her words are often heard over footage of a reel-to-reel tape recorder, in a way that draws attention to the power of her voice.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 July 2024
And that was a tape recorder, which is another machine, and no one had done this.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2024
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First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined above
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“Tape recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20recorder. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
tape recorder
noun
: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tapes
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Nglish: Translation of tape recorder for Spanish Speakers
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