audiotape

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audiotape

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From audio + tape.

noun audiotapes · audio tape

  1. A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player. I thought of an old ad for Memorex audiotape. It showed a crystal glass being shattered by sound vibrations. By pure harmonics.
  2. Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.

verb audiotapes · audiotaping · audiotaped · audio tape

  1. transitive To record onto audiotape.

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noun magnetic tape that stores analog sound

한국어오디오 테이프 odio teipeu
日本語オーディオテープ ōdio tēpu
中文錄音帶 /录音带 lùyīndài
DeutschTonband
Русскийле́нта звукоза́писи lénta zvukozápisi, аудиоплёнка audiopljónka
Tiếng Việtbăng ghi âm, băng thu âm

verb to record onto audiotape

中文用磁帶錄製 /用磁带录制 yòng cídài lùzhì
Русскийзапи́сывать на плёнку zapísyvatʹ na pljónku, записа́ть на плёнку zapisátʹ na pljónku
Tiếng Việtghi âm, thu âm

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@misc{audiotape_2026,
  title = {audiotape},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/audiotape},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}