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| boom box |
a portable stereo radio with built-in speakers, a carrying handle, and usu. a cassette or CD player, capable of producing loud sound. |
| cassette |
a small plastic box that holds film or tape on which people record sound or pictures. A cassette can go into a camera, recording device, or playing device. |
| rewind |
to wind again, or to wind back (a cassette tape or the like) to the original position or to a preceding position. |
| tape |
a long piece of special plastic used to record sounds and pictures. Tape is often inside of a cassette. [1/4 definitions] |
| videocassette |
a cassette that holds a videotape. Videocassettes are used to record and play back pictures and sound. |
| Walkman |
trademark for a pocket-sized stereo cassette tape player used with headphones, usu. by a single individual. [1/2 definitions] |
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