tape deck

A tape recorder and player having no built-in amplifiers or speakers, used as a component in an audio system.

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tape deck

1. (Electronics) a tape recording unit in a hi-fi system

2. (Electronics) the platform supporting the spools, cassettes, or cartridges of a tape recorder, incorporating the motor or motors that drive them and the playback, recording, and erasing heads

Sometimes shortened to: deck

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tape′ deck`

a component of an audio system for playing tapes, using an external amplifier and speakers.

[1955–60]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

tape deck - electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system

audio system, sound system - a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound

cassette deck - a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes

electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

tape drive, tape transport, transport - a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

Translations

mangianastri

magnetofon

tape deck

n → piastra di registrazione

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