wire recorder
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.
Origin:
1940–45
1940–45
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| wire recorder | |
| —n | |
| Compare tape recorder an early type of magnetic recorder in which sounds were recorded on a thin steel wire magnetized by an electromagnet | |
| wire recording | |
| —n | |
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