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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 recording — A Peirce 55 B dictation wire recorder from 1945 … Wikipedia
wire recording — noun Etymology: wire (I) + recording : magnetic recording on magnetic wire; also : the recording made by this process * * * 1. a recording made on a wire recorder. 2. an act or instance of recording on a wire recorder. * * * wire record … Useful english dictionary
wire recording — 1. a recording made on a wire recorder. 2. an act or instance of recording on a wire recorder. * * * … Universalium
