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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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Military pilots may not have heard control tower The preliminary report also includes more details about an analysis of the flight data and voice recorder recovered from the helicopter.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
During an investigation, officials found the voice recorder below eight feet of dirt and debris.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
For connecting to video cameras, laptops and digital recorders, there is also a 3.5mm analog output.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The recording was made by a passive acoustic recorder, which was around 900 miles from where the OceanGate vessel imploded and was made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
During an investigation, officials found the voice recorder below eight feet of dirt and debris.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
For connecting to video cameras, laptops and digital recorders, there is also a 3.5mm analog output.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The recording was made by a passive acoustic recorder, which was around 900 miles from where the OceanGate vessel imploded and was made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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