reel-to-reel tape

noun

1. open-reel tape.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reel-to-reel tape¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

For 45 years, Peter Gordon has held onto a reel-to-reel tape of a show he performed in 1979 at the Mudd Club in New York City with a trio called the Blue Horn File.

From New York Times

He kept in touch by sending Ruth reel-to-reel tape recordings, which Ndinda still treasures today.

From BBC

One place his vision is most evident is in his reel-to-reel tape box collages, rarely displayed publicly until now.

From New York Times

Bloomfield was a self-confessed tech geek keen to try out a new reel-to-reel tape recorder.

From BBC

I also found the book’s size – it’s shaped like an LP or a reel-to-reel tape box – off-putting.

From Los Angeles Times