tape recording

noun
UK /ˈteɪp rɪˌkɔːdɪŋ/
US /ˈteɪp rɪˌkɔːrdɪŋ/

A sound that is saved on a long, thin strip of tape so you can listen to it later.

Grandpa played a tape recording of our family singing at Christmas.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act or process of putting sounds onto magnetic tape.

Tape recording of the concert took all afternoon.

3. A piece of magnetic tape that holds recorded sound.

She found an old tape recording in the attic.

4. A recording made on videotape rather than audiotape.

The school made a tape recording of the play for parents who missed it.