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| album |
a musical recording that is made up of a few or several pieces of music. [1/2 definitions] |
| audio |
having to do with or used in recording or broadcasting sound. [2/4 definitions] |
| bug |
(informal) a tiny microphone hidden for the purpose of listening to and recording voices secretly. [1/6 definitions] |
| camcorder |
a portable video recording device that includes a camera and a videocassette recorder in one unit. |
| cassette |
A cassette is a case, usually made of plastic, that has film, audio tape, or video tape inside. You put the cassette inside a tape player to watch a movie or listen to the recording on the tape. |
| diary |
a book for recording such events. [1/2 definitions] |
| film |
to photograph with a movie camera or other video recording device. [1/5 definitions] |
| -graph |
a suffix that means "something for writing, drawing, recording, or sending." [1/2 definitions] |
| instrument |
An instrument is a device for recording or measuring. [1/3 definitions] |
| microphone |
A microphone is something that people speak into when they want to make their voice louder for other people to hear. People also use a microphone when they want to make a recording of their voice or other sounds. |
| recording |
Recording is the act or process of using a device to take down sounds or images so that they can be heard or watched later. [2 definitions] |
| smash |
Sometimes we say that a movie, TV show, or song is a smash. This means that many people like it and have watched it or bought a recording of it. It is very popular and has made a lot of money. [1/7 definitions] |
| take |
a sound recording made in a single attempt. [1/25 definitions] |
| video |
A video is a movie, short film, or other program that can be watched on your phone or computer screen. It has both video and sound. A video is also a recording of a movie or television show that can be watched with a special device on your television screen. [1/3 definitions] |
| videotape |
a recording made on this tape. [2/3 definitions] |
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