tape recording

noun

: magnetic recording on magnetic tape

also : a recording made by this process

Examples of tape recording in a Sentence

a tape recording of the concert the documentary included a tape recording of one of the actor's earliest performances

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These items include Madonna’s drum set and guitars, portraits of Warhol and Keith Haring made by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and original tape recordings from Dylan’s first album. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024 There is now a whole genre of celebrity documentary built around the playing of old analog tape recordings, originally done as interviews. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024 Past courts ruled unanimously in cases involving a lawsuit against President Bill Clinton and President Richard M. Nixon’s tape recordings of conversations sought during the Watergate investigation. —

Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 1 July 2024 On the first day of his trial, May 3, 1976, prosecutors won the right to introduce a tape recording of his station-house confession. —

Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tape recording

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tape recording was in 1940

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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20recording. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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