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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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What investigators are looking for The voyage data recorder will provide crucial information about what went wrong, one transportation expert told CNN.
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Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
On Monday morning, various teams were set up by the NTSB to look into nautical operations, marine engineering, bridge engineering, survival factors and recorders.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Joseph may have made mistakes in court that day, such as turning off the court recorder, but Gertner chalks it up to inexperience, and says this kind of case never should have been charged as a federal crime.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 17 May 2025
Officers obtained a search warrant to collect event data recorder information from the car.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
On Monday morning, various teams were set up by the NTSB to look into nautical operations, marine engineering, bridge engineering, survival factors and recorders.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Joseph may have made mistakes in court that day, such as turning off the court recorder, but Gertner chalks it up to inexperience, and says this kind of case never should have been charged as a federal crime.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 17 May 2025
Officers obtained a search warrant to collect event data recorder information from the car.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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