tape recorder
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Definition
Noun: A tape recorder is a device that records and plays back sound using magnetic tape. It is a type of magnetic recorder that stores audio signals on a long, thin strip of plastic coated with a magnetic material.
Usage
The term tape recorder refers specifically to the complete device used for audio recording and playback. - It is commonly used as a standalone noun. - It describes both portable units (like cassette recorders) and larger reel-to-reel machines.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Historical Context: The term often evokes a specific era of audio technology, preceding digital recorders and smartphones.
- As a Defining Technology: It can be used to represent the concept of analog audio recording.
- The invention of the tape recorder revolutionized music production.
Variants and Related Words
- Tape Recording (n): The act or process of recording sound on magnetic tape, or the sound recording itself.
- She made a tape recording of the lecture.
- Recorder (n): A more general term for any device that records data. Tape recorder is a specific type of recorder.
- Cassette Recorder (n): A type of tape recorder that uses compact audio cassettes.
- Reel-to-Reel Recorder (n): A type of tape recorder that uses open reels of tape.
Synonyms
- Audio Tape Recorder: A more precise synonym.
- Magnetic Tape Recorder: A technical synonym emphasizing the recording medium.
Related Idioms and Phrases
(This word is a technical noun and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily literal.)
Noun
- a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape