DAT
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8.4
- noun
- /diː eɪ tiː/
- Archaic
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DAT
- Music teachers select pieces and provide the original DAT tapes to the person making the recordings by the end of the school year.
- DAT recorder
- DAT tape
- DAT recording
We don't have to press up ACD, we don't have to pay for tapes, we don't have to pay for dats.
- We don't have to press up ACD, we don't have to pay for tapes, we don't have to pay for dats.
- So I'm doing club nights to try and keep the Dats go in to do the tapes.
Examples
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If you are purchasing a DAT recorder, check that it is capable of recording at this speed.
Academic text (1997) -
So about a week later I'm sent the DAT and I put it on and it's this song Spies Like us.
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We must return to the studio and a DAT tape, so ...
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Studio sent over the DATs.
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Mohammed, on this end, we back up our files on DAT.
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Digital audio tape (DAT) is a practical choice for your recording media.
Academic text (1997) -
The DAT recordings were also used for the perceptual judgment analysis.
Academic text (2011) -
The microphone for obtaining DAT recordings was mounted 16 in. from the speaker's mouth.
Academic text (2011) -
Portable DAT recorders cost under one thousand dollars and have most of the capabilities of semiprofessional models.
Academic text (1997) -
The sound engineer used a DAT tape to ensure high-quality recordings during the session.
Synonyms
283
1.5
A saved audio or video file you can play
36
3.7
A long strip of tape for recording sound
1
4.9
A small plastic case holding a thin tape that stores music or voice for tape players
A tape used to record and play sound in digital form
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word DAT stands for Digital Audio Tape; think of it as a 'digital' way to save 'audio' on a 'tape', like an old cassette but made for higher sound quality. That's why DAT means a tape used to record and store sound in professional audio work.