tape deck

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noun
  1. a component of an audio system for playing tapes, using an external amplifier and speakers.

Origin of tape deck

1
First recorded in 1955–60

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British Dictionary definitions for tape deck

tape deck

noun
  1. a tape recording unit in a hi-fi system

  2. the platform supporting the spools, cassettes, or cartridges of a tape recorder, incorporating the motor or motors that drive them and the playback, recording, and erasing heads

  • Sometimes shortened to: deck

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