data recorder

data recorder

[′dad·ə ri‚kȯr·dər] (computer science) A keyboard device for entering data onto magnetic tape.

data recorder

A typical recording of an earlier version of flight data recorder (FDR). Modern FDRs can record many more parameters.Refers to the flight data recorder, the maintenance data recorder, etc. The equipment records data electronically or mechanically. Data can be retrieved, if required, and analyzed. See also flight data recorder.