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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯr-dər 
1
a
: the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs
b
: a municipal judge with criminal jurisdiction of first instance and sometimes limited civil jurisdiction
2
: one that records
3
: any of a group of wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass that are characterized by a conical tube, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes
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Why are elementary-school children ever issued recorders?
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
While other racing leagues such as Formula One, CART and IRL analyzed each of their serious crashes with scientific data gathered from crash recorders mounted on all their cars, NASCAR recorded no crash data and did no computer modeling.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
When a Turning Point Action worker handed Burchill a list of 39 such voters, the election recorder quickly determined that 38 of their ballots had been legitimately invalidated because they had already been cast early and in person.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The recorder also suggested that Flight 5342 became aware — at the last second — of what was about to happen and tried to get out of the way.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
While other racing leagues such as Formula One, CART and IRL analyzed each of their serious crashes with scientific data gathered from crash recorders mounted on all their cars, NASCAR recorded no crash data and did no computer modeling.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
When a Turning Point Action worker handed Burchill a list of 39 such voters, the election recorder quickly determined that 38 of their ballots had been legitimately invalidated because they had already been cast early and in person.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The recorder also suggested that Flight 5342 became aware — at the last second — of what was about to happen and tried to get out of the way.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯrd-ər
1
: a person or device that records
2
: a musical instrument consisting of a usually wooden tube with finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece
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