a, o, d, e, p, c, r, t are letters that make 'tape recorder'
cord, ER, recorder, tape, OR, pe, re, EC, Order, record, tap, order, ape, CO, DE, Re, Co, Er, Ta, tape record are words within 'tape recorder'
1 possible definitions for 'tape recorder'
Under this definition, tape recorder is a noun and has the following properties:
tape machine has the same meaning as tape recorder
'tape recorder' can be a type of magnetic recorder.
Dictaphone, videocassette recorder, VCR are types of 'tape recorder'.
magnetic head, tape drive, tape transport, transport are parts of 'tape recorder'.
tape record is a derivative of tape recorder.