Meanings
nounwire recorder (plural wire recorders)
plural wire recorders
- historicalA device for analogue audio storage made magnetically onto fine steel or stainless steel wire, introduced commercially after World War II primarily for office dictation.
Translations
Finnish lankanauhuri, lankamagnetofoni
- lankanauhurianalogue audio storage device
- lankamagnetofonianalogue audio storage device
Swedish trådspelare
- trådspelareanalogue audio storage device
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APA
wire recorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20recorder
MLA
“wire recorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20recorder. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wire recorder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20recorder.
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