wire recorder

noun

a forerunner of the tape recorder that recorded sound on a steel wire by magnetizing the wire as it passed an electromagnet.

wire recorder

See tape recorder
an early type of magnetic recorder in which sounds were recorded on a thin steel wire magnetized by an electromagnet Compare tape recorder

First recorded in 1940–45

Use of a wire recorder or a platter, so that one can get a playback after talking, is an aid to self-criticism.

He returned with his pocket-size wire recorder and handed it to Chahda.

"The chief of campus police carries a personal wire recorder," Handrosan said, in his flat monotone.

Inside is an ultra-slow fine-wire recorder holding a spool that runs for a week.

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