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
Recent Examples on the Web Snag a Cosmic Cottage at High Country Motor Lodge (vintage tape deck included). Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023 An additional line-level input means traditional sources like tape decks and tuners can also be connected. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 With a dual tape deck recorder, a duplicate copy of any cassette can be copied onto a blank tape, allowing for commercial recordings to be easily shared and bootlegged. John Morrison, SPIN, 13 Feb. 2024 Voices hum from an old tape deck; the candles flicker. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024 Within the yellow paint that now covers the once dilapidated piano is a smattering of eclectic items, from tape decks to trophies to bicycle handlebars, all brought together to form a piece of unique beauty. Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023 There is a wildly complicated radio/tape deck with buttons and levers enough to confuse an astronaut. David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 16 May 2023 That was 40 years ago, before satellite radio or Bluetooth; our vintage Toyota wagon didn’t even have a tape deck. Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 One particularly lovely detail is that the previous owner chose to retain the vehicle’s original Panasonic tape deck. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 May 2022

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Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20deck. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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