
Recorder
Playback Device
Refers to gadgets that can record and play audio or video, used in everyday technology.

The journalist carried a recorder to capture the interview.
Not for Music
Doesn't mean a musical instrument in this context but a device for recording media.

She has a recorder for her vlogs but can't play the musical recorder.
Modern Usage
Often implies digital technology rather than older, analog recording methods.

He saves his lectures on a digital voice recorder.
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