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TAPE MACHINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A magnetic recorder using magnetic tape
Synonyms:
tape machine; tape recorder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tape machine" is a kind of...):
magnetic recorder (recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media)
Meronyms (parts of "tape machine"):
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)
tape drive; tape transport; transport (a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tape machine"):
Dictaphone (a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation)
VCR; videocassette recorder (a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs)
