tape deck

noun

: a device used to play back and often to record on magnetic tape that usually has to be connected to an audio system

Examples of tape deck in a Sentence

a stereo system that includes a tape deck
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Daphne is frustrated with her lack of progress in her latest music endeavors, working on an elaborate set-up of tape decks and sound wave oscillators. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Phono preamps take the quiet signal from the turntable and bring it up to line level—the level your stereo expects from CD players, tape decks, and digital devices. — Parker Hall, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tape deck was in 1949

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tape deck

noun
: a device used to play back and often to record on magnetic tapes that usually has to be connected to an audio system
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