portable tape

collocation in English

meaningsofportableandtape

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtape.
portable
adjective
uk
/ˈpɔː.tə.bəl/us
/ˈpɔːr.t̬ə.bəl/
light and small enough to be easily carried ...
See more atportable
tape
noun[C or U]
uk
/teɪp/us
/teɪp/
thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound ...
See more attape

(Definition ofportableandtapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofportable tape

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Their descriptions were recorded through the use of a standardportabletaperecorder and transcribed for analysis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In present-day usage, the term 'field recording' suggests something fairly informal: something that, for example, a folklorist would do with aportabletape-recorder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Police do not carryportabletaperecorders with them wherever they go.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The concert was taped using a smallportabletaperecorder.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Stlexportabletaperecorder intended to satisfy high demands for a long time.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Moreover, aportabletaperecorder could be subject to all sorts of "monkeying" around and it would be most difficult to use as hard evidence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no reason why the police officer cannot carry aportabletaperecorder with tamper-proof cassettes so that interviews can be recorded on the spot.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Photographers were much in evidence, and at least one had come equipped with a cin camera and aportabletaperecorder.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He spends his remaining time at the mall asking passers-by to read one word each into aportabletaperecorder he has borrowed from his father.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The availability of high-qualityportabletaperecorders was the key innovation that led to the inception of the two keystone labels in the world music genre.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The singers were celebrities within their own community but unknown to the world at large until collectors arrived withportabletaperecorders in the 1950s and 60s.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofportable
Go to the definition oftape
See other collocations withtape