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DictionarydeckAudio component
noun

deck

A component for playing or recording sound.

The tape deck plays the old recording.

Etymology
deckEnglishplatform; supporting surface

The audio term developed from the platform carrying the playing or recording mechanism. Deck then named the whole functional unit containing that equipment.

More examples

  • She cleaned the deck before using it.
  • Several decks filled the studio rack.
  • The cassette jammed inside the deck.

Forms

deck · decks

Similar words

player
Equipment that plays recordings, without necessarily recording them.
recorder
Equipment that records sound, possibly also playing it.