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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯr-dər 
1
a
: the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs
b
: a municipal judge with criminal jurisdiction of first instance and sometimes limited civil jurisdiction
2
: one that records
3
: any of a group of wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass that are characterized by a conical tube, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes
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An investigation of the car’s event data recorder found that Shirilla’s right foot was pressed to the accelerator’s full extent and that the brakes were never applied before impact, the Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 15 May 2026
TiVo is a digital video recorder (DVR) developed by Teleworld, a company founded by Jim Barton and Mike Ramsay that was later renamed TiVo Inc.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Nationwide, county recorders process nearly 300,000 documents daily, says EquityProtect.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
In-person voting is already open at the county’s registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office in Norwalk, and will expand to county vote centers starting May 23.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 15 May 2026
TiVo is a digital video recorder (DVR) developed by Teleworld, a company founded by Jim Barton and Mike Ramsay that was later renamed TiVo Inc.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Nationwide, county recorders process nearly 300,000 documents daily, says EquityProtect.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
In-person voting is already open at the county’s registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office in Norwalk, and will expand to county vote centers starting May 23.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯrd-ər
1
: a person or device that records
2
: a musical instrument consisting of a usually wooden tube with finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece
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