n. A device for making records (of sound, data, etc.) on magnetic media such as magnetic tape or wire. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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n. The office of a recorder. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an electroinic device for recording and playing back sounds on magnetic tape; it often has an integrated microphone, amplifier, and speaker, and in such cases requires no additional equipment other than the magnetic tape for recording or playback. [ PJC ]
n. an electronic device which can record electronic signals, as from a television program, on magnetic tape contained in a videocassette, and can also play back the recording. It is used, for example, to record television programs broadcast at some particular time, which can then be viewed at any subsequent time by attaching the videocasette recorder to a television receiver and playing the signals throught the television receiver. Also called