tape-recording

A student makes a tape-recording of a class lecture.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A recording made on magnetic tape: "tape-recording" refers to the process or result of capturing sound (or sometimes video) onto a magnetic tape medium.
   • The physical medium itself: It can also denote the reel, cassette, or cartridge containing such a recording.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The old tape-recording of the interview was the only surviving evidence. (A recording stored on magnetic tape.)
  • She carefully labeled each tape-recording with the date and speaker. (The physical cassette or reel containing the recorded material.)

Advanced Usage

• "to make a tape-recording": to produce a recording on magnetic tape.

  • He made a tape-recording of the lecture for later review. (He captured the lecture audio onto tape.)

• "to play a tape-recording": to listen to or view the contents of a tape recording.

  • We played the tape-recording of the wedding ceremony for the family. (We listened to the recorded sounds from the event.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tape-record (verb): to record (sound or images) on magnetic tape.

  • She tape-recorded the entire conversation. (She captured the conversation onto magnetic tape.)

• Tape recorder (noun): a device used to make tape-recordings.

  • The old tape recorder still works perfectly. (The machine that records and plays back magnetic tape.)

Synonyms

• Recording: the act or product of capturing sound or video.
• Audiotape: a magnetic tape used for sound recordings.
• Cassette: a small plastic case containing magnetic tape for recording.

Phrasal Verbs

• Tape over: to record new material on top of an existing tape-recording, erasing the old content.
  • He accidentally taped over the original tape-recording of the concert. (He recorded new material, destroying the previous recording.)

Related Idioms

• On tape: recorded for later playback.
  • The interview was captured on tape. (The interview was recorded onto magnetic tape.)