Meaning | A magnetic recorder using magnetic tape. |
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Synonym | tape recorder |
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Parts | magnetic head | An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved |
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tape drive, tape transport, transport | A mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder |
Narrower | Dictaphone | A tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation / dictation |
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videocassette recorder, VCR | A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs |
Broader | magnetic recorder | recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media |
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Spanish | grabadora, magnetofón, magnetófono |
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Catalan | magnetòfon |
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