minicorder

English

Etymology

Blend of mini- +‎ recorder

Noun

minicorder (plural minicorders)

  1. A portable tape recorder.
    • 1952, Time, volume 60, numbers 1-13:
      The three big networks alone had more than 1000 people on the job, along sith a vast assortment of tape recorders, bind mikes, minicorders, walkie-talkies, peepie-creepies and periscopes […]
    • 1999, Stephen King, 1408:
      The most interesting artifact left in the wake of Michael Enslin's brief stay (it lasted about seventy minutes) in room 1408 was the eleven minutes of recorded tape in his minicorder, which was charred a bit but not even close to destroyed.
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