tape recorder

noun

: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tape

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In the movie, Paul Walter Hauser portrays Springsteen’s guitar tech Mike Batlan, who sets him up with a four-track TEAC Tascam Series 144 tape recorder in a bedroom of the Colts Neck property. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025 Out of this jumble of Americana comes Nebraska, an album Springsteen creates from solo demos on a simple tape recorder. David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025 Cornell would arrive at the scene of these disturbances in a suit and tie, carrying a bag containing notepads, tape recorders, cameras and, on occasion, other, homemade instruments. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 Both Hendricks and Kerry Coroner Aisling Quilter said a tape recorder was also found inside the home with two recordings of the husband and wife's voices. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tape recorder

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tape recorder was in 1932

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“Tape recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20recorder. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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tape recorder

noun
: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tapes

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