Meaning & use

audiotape

noun·Everyday

Magnetic tape used to record and play back sound, or a recording made on it.

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The interview was preserved on an old audiotape found in the archive.

Before digital recording, musicians relied on audiotape to capture their performances.

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Audiotape has largely been replaced by digital recording formats but remains common in archives and older equipment.

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