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tape echo

tape echo noun: an audio delay device which records incoming audio to a loop of magnetic tape, then replays it over a series of playback heads before it is erased again by new incoming audio.

Noun

tape echo (countable and uncountable, plural tape echoes)

  1. (countable) An audio delay device which records incoming audio to a loop of magnetic tape, then replays it over a series of playback heads before it is erased again by new incoming audio.
  2. (uncountable) The effect produced by such a device.

Forms of tape echo

pluraltape echoes

Questions about tape echo

What does tape echo mean?
Tape echo means an audio delay device which records incoming audio to a loop of magnetic tape, then replays it over a series of playback heads before it is erased again by new incoming audio.
What part of speech is tape echo?
Tape echo is a noun.
What is the plural of tape echo?
The plural of tape echo is tape echoes.

Words near tape echo in the dictionary

  1. tape delays
  2. tape dispenser
  3. tape dispensers
  4. tape drive
  5. tape drives
  6. tape echo
  7. tape echoes
  8. tape gag
  9. tape gags
  10. tape grass
  11. tape guard

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