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Dictaphone vs Recorder - What's the difference?

dictaphone | recorder |

As nouns the difference between dictaphone and recorder

is that dictaphone is a common term for dictation machines while recorder is an apparatus for recording; a device which records.

dictaphone

English

(wikipedia dictaphone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A common term for dictation machines.

    • recorder

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) recordour, from (etyl) recordeor, from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An apparatus for recording; a device which records.
  • Agent noun of record; one who records.
  • A judge in a municipal court.
    • Derived terms
    * magnetic recorder * recordership * tape recorder * wire recorder

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musici) A musical instrument of the woodwind family, fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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