recording devices

Sound capturing equipment

Recording devices are equipment that captures and stores audio, video, or data for later playback.

The term encompasses everything from tape recorders and camcorders to smartphones and security cameras.

In legal contexts, recording devices often appear in discussions of privacy and consent: The sign warned that recording devices were prohibited in the courtroom.

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function/purpose

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Equipment reproducing recorded media

players · media players · speakers · CD players · DVD players

information flow direction

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Hardware presenting system results

broadcast equipment · transmitters · emitters

preservation vs. ephemerality

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Tools removing pencil marks

shredders · live performance

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G