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A form of magnetic tape technology for audio storage, popular from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s.
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A form of helical scan in which the tape is wrapped around the head drum for a full 360 degrees (the tape looking like the lowercase Greek letter alpha). There is only one head which writes a complete stripe for every revolution of the head.
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A cassette designed to hold recorded sound or music.
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alternative form of audiotape [A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.]
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(computing) A circuit board used for audio processing.
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Alternative form of audio cassette [A cassette designed to hold recorded sound or music.]
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A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
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A feature of a record player that automatically returns the tonearm to its resting position after playing the record.
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A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
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The function of tape recorder that locates a required position on a tape
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A device on a tape recorder used to autolocate
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A device in a cassette player that reverses the direction of play when a tape gets to the end (so as to play the other side).
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automatic rewinding (of an audio or video cassette, the film in a camera, etc.)
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A simple computer speaker.
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A device that permanently records (burns) information onto a Blu-ray.
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An optical disc storage medium used for data and video, introduced in 2006, having the same physical dimensions as a CD or DVD but greater storage capacity.
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(electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
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(radio, informal) A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements.
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(historical) The practices surrounding amateur production and distribution of music recorded on cassette tape, which emerged in the late 1970s.
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A drive mechanism used in a cassette deck to advance or rewind (drive) the tape by spinning the spools
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A device capable of playing prerecorded cassette tapes
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A magnetic tape in a cassette, used to record and play audio or video.
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Enclosed within a cassette
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A device that holds multiple CDs allowing the user to play any of them.
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(music) a 5-inch CD single
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(UK, historical) a ticker tape service for news or stock reporting
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A media appliance that combines different technologies in one unit, particularly a cassette and CD player, or a DVD player and VCR.
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(sound engineering) The standard cassette tape format introduced in 1963 by Philips; an audio cassette.
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(historical) A cassette tape offered as a covermount, containing music or computer software.
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A cassette tape containing samples of a musician's work by way of demonstration.
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Alternative form of demo tape [A cassette tape containing samples of a musician's work by way of demonstration.]
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(television) a personal video recorder
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A Sony portable personal compact disc player product line
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Alternative form of diskery [(dated, music) A phonograph-record manufacturer; a shop that sells phonograph records.]
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A new tune that has been pressed to acetate or vinyl in very limited numbers.
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A device that permanently records (burns) information onto a DVD.
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A system consisting of two reel-to-reel tape recorders linked to each other so that sounds can be mixed with a delay.
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(computing, historical, informal) A basic form of computer tape that holds unjustified text, and is later processed automatically by a machine that determines where line breaks should appear in the properly formatted output.
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A printed card designed to fit in an audio cassette case, folded around the cassette, and usually bearing the title, artwork, track listing, etc.
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(computing) An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.
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A machine which plays recorded (typically instrumental) tracks that can be sung along to with a microphone and with reference to lyrics displayed on a screen.
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Alternative form of laserdisc [A home videodisc in the Laserdisc format.]
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(countable) A disc in this format.
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A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.
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(historical) The unofficial copying and distribution of audio tape recordings in the Soviet Union that were not available commercially.
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An extremely small tape for use with a tape player, cassette player, or dictation machine.
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A kind of compact disc with a smaller physical diameter and lesser storage capacity.
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An electronic equipment that generally include a CD player, AM/FM radio and an integrated amplifier and two identical speakers. Used to play recorded sound, especially music.
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A small cassette for use with a tape player, cassette player, or dictation machine.
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A portable tape recorder.
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A minidisc player or recorder.
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Alternative spelling of mixtape [(music) A compilation of songs on a tape, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans, without legal permission.]
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(music) A compilation of songs on a tape, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans, without legal permission.
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The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
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A device for a CD player, DVD player, etc. that switches between multiple discs.
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Describing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDs
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(dated) compact cassette
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A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.
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(computing) an early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being coded as a pattern of punched holes; originally used with teletype machines.
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Synonym of mixtape (“non-commercial compilation of songs on tape”)
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A portable audio cassette player.
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A four-track recorder based on a standard compact audio cassette tape.
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A combination radio and alarm clock; a radio alarm clock
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A radio cassette player or radio cassette recorder
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A combination radio and cassette player.
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Alternative form of radio cassette [A radio cassette player or radio cassette recorder]
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tracked by means of a radiotracker
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An apparatus for recording; a device which records.
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Alternative spelling of reel-to-reel tape [An audio recording medium consisting of magnetic tape that runs from one reel to another passing the record and playback heads.]
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A machine that records sound onto, or plays sound from, tape wound on one reel, by feeding it through to another reel.
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An audio recording medium consisting of magnetic tape that runs from one reel to another passing the record and playback heads.
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A type of audio recording device that uses reel-to-reel tape
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Session-At-Once, a recording mode for optical discs
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One of a set of slow-tempo, lo-fi psychedelic mixtapes created by DJ Screw around 1992
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A stationary wireless speaker with computerized functionality that goes beyond audio playback.
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Alternative spelling of sound card [(computer hardware) A computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds.]
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An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
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Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
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A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.
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A device holding tape drives for storage purposes.
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An electronic device used to play cassette tapes.
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(sound engineering) An electromechanical device use to record and play back sound, etc.
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A recording made with a tape recorder
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A safe for the storage of backups on computer tape.
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To record on magnetic tape.
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Alternative form of tape deck [tape recorder]
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Alternative form of tape drive [(computing, historical) A cassette drive.]
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Communications sent on tape between tapespondents.
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(dated) A sort of penfriend who communicated by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post.
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A zine released on audio cassette, containing either voice recordings or computer data.
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Alternative form of tasset (“tasse”) [A tasse.]
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(by extension) Any device used for displaying usually sideways scrolling news or updates.
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A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
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A V-shaped arm in a videocassette recorder that threads the tape of the videocassette around the head.
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An electronic device for playing VCDs.
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A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.
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An electronic device for recording and playing back television programs and movies (featuring visual images and sound) on a videocassette that can be attached to a television set.
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voicespond message(s), typically on audio tape
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A Sony portable personal compact cassette player product line
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(uncountable, music, informal) The phonograph record format for music.
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