tape recorder
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tape recorder
noun tape recorders · taperecorder · tape-recorder
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An electromechanical device use to record and play back sound, etc.
A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all. Correspondents all have portable tape recorders.
Similar: cassette deck, tape deck
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noun an electromechanical device use to record and play back sound
| Español | tocacintas, grabadora, magnetofón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 녹음기 nogeumgi, 테이프 레코더 teipeu rekodeo |
| 日本語 | テープレコーダー tēpu rekōdā |
| 中文 | 錄音機 /录音机 lùyīnjī |
| हिन्दी | टेप रिकॉर्डर ṭep rikŏrḍar |
| Português | gravador |
| Français | magnétophone, magnéto |
| Deutsch | Tonaufzeichnungsgerät, Tonaufnahmegerät, Tonbandgerät, Kassettenrekorder |
| Italiano | magnetofono, registratore a nastro |
| Ελληνικά | μαγνητόφωνο magnitófono |
| Română | magnetofon, mag |
| Русский | магнитофо́н magnitofón, маг mag, мафо́н mafón |
| Tiếng Việt | máy ghi âm, máy ghi tiếng |
| العربية | مُسَجِّل musajjil |
| עברית | רְשַׁמְקוֹל reshamkól |
Talk about this word "tape recorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tape%20recorder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tape recorder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tape%20recorder "tape recorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tape%20recorder.Cite this
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title = {tape recorder},
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