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tape-recorded

tape-recorded

3 3.9
Sound or speech stored on a long plastic strip that you can play
  • adjective
  • /ˈteɪp rɪˈkɔrdɪd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : grabado en cinta
  • Participants were advised that the interview would be tape recorded and agreed to sign a consent form.
  • tape-recorded interviews
  • tape-recorded sessions
  • tape-recorded discussion

Examples

  • Each focus group was tape-recorded, and I took notes during or immediately following each session.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Data for this study came from in-person tape-recorded interviews conducted with each mother, followed by a focus group.

    Academic text (2012)
  • All interviews were tape recorded, and the protocol for human subjects was followed.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The interview answers were written as well as tape-recorded for possible further evaluation.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Interviews were conducted by me and two research assistants, and were tape recorded and later transcribed.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The interviews were tape recorded with the athletes' permission and later transcribed verbatim.

    Academic text (2001)
  • All the interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim in order to guarantee the quality of the data analysis.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Face-to-face interviews were tape-recorded and later transcribed, whereas responses to phone interviews were recorded in shorthand.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Interview data were tape-recorded, transcribed, and then entered into the Ethnograph computer package for qualitative analyses.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Participants were advised that the interview would be tape-recorded and agreed to sign a consent form.

Synonyms

taped
vstape-recorded
  • Archaic
2.2

Recorded on audio or video tape for later use

is restricted to sound or speech preserved on magnetic medium rather than any medium
recorded
vstape-recorded
2.6

Put on tape, film, or digital media to keep and play later

is narrower, applying only to sound or speech on magnetic medium

Surface Forms

tape-recorded positive

Morphology

tape-recorded = tape-record (transparent) = tape + record + ed

The adjective is the past participle of the verb 'tape-record' formed by adding '-ed', and the meaning is directly derived from 'tape' + 'record'.

Etymology

Tape-recorded combines tape (a long thin ribbon used to store sound) and record (meaning 'to save' or 'write down'), so it means sound or speech that was saved on a tape for later.