wire recorder

wire recorder
noun
an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire
Hypernyms: ↑magnetic recorder

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noun
Etymology: wire (I) + recorder
: a magnetic recorder using magnetic wire

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a forerunner of the tape recorder that recorded sound on a steel wire by magnetizing the wire as it passed an electromagnet.
[1940-45]

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wire recorder,
a device for recording and reproducing sound on a magnetized steel wire. The sound impulses from the microphone are magnetically impressed on the wire by an electromagnet. The sounds are reproduced as the magnetized wire moves past a receiver.

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