tape machine

tape machine

n 1. (Electronics) another word for tape recorder 2. (Telecommunications) a telegraphic receiving device that records messages electronically or on ticker tape. US equivalent: ticker

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tape machine - a magnetic recorder using magnetic tapetape recorderDictaphone - a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictationmagnetic head - an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrievedmagnetic recorder - recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic mediatape drive, tape transport, transport - a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorderVCR, videocassette recorder - a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs