tape deck

noun

Definition of tape deck

: a device used to play back and often to record on magnetic tape that usually has to be connected to an audio system

Examples of tape deck in a Sentence

a stereo system that includes a tape deck

Recent Examples on the Web

The beautifully designed, easy-to-use TPS-L2 was the device that liberated the cassette from living room hi-fis and car tape decks to truly make music portable. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "The brand that kicked off the portable music revolution is now a walking zombie," 3 July 2019 The prevailing technologies are tape decks and Polaroids. — Christopher Beha, Harper's magazine, "Mallo My!," 10 Mar. 2019 This speaks to the whole idea that a fair number of Americans aren't driving new whips; many people are pushing boxy cars that still have tape decks. — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, "Here's what you missed in Childish Gambino's 'This is America' video | The Kansas City Star," 7 May 2018 Will spare tires eventually disappear altogether, in a similar way features such as cassette tape decks have gone away? — Frank Witsil, USA TODAY, "Why so many automakers are ditching spare tires," 19 Oct. 2017 Will spare tires eventually disappear altogether, in a similar way features such as cassette tape decks have? — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, "Automakers ditch spare tire to reduce weight, get better m.p.g.," 18 Oct. 2017 The original version was one of the first animatronic toys ever, featuring a cassette tape deck inside the stuffed animal that played songs. — Megan Friedman, Good Housekeeping, "UPDATE: The New Teddy Ruxpin Is Selling Out Everywhere," 5 Oct. 2017

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