recorder
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• noun
An electronic device or apparatus used to capture and store audio, video, or physical data for later playback or analysis.
"The investigative journalist placed a small digital voice recorder on the table before beginning the interview."
A woodwind musical instrument of the flute family, featuring a whistle-like mouthpiece and a vertical tube with finger holes.
"Every student in the third grade was given a plastic recorder to learn the basics of reading sheet music."
A person who keeps official records or minutes, such as an archivist, clerk, or certain types of municipal judges and magistrates.
"The county recorder ensured that all property deeds and public marriage licenses were properly documented and filed."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'recordour', via Old French from Latin 'recordari' (to remember, call to mind), combining 're-' (again) and 'cor' (heart or mind). The musical instrument sense emerged in the 15th century from an obsolete use of 'record' meaning to practice or quietly sing a tune.
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