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recorder (device); recording device
A device that records audio or video for later playback. In everyday Japanese usage, most often refers to a television/video recorder (especially a Blu-ray or hard-disk recorder) or an audio recording device such as a voice recorder or digital audio recorder.
A loanword from English 'recorder'. In Japanese, the word is most strongly associated with the consumer electronics category of home video/TV recorders (Blu-ray and hard-disk recorders); the school musical instrument sense found in English ('recorder' = a woodwind flute) is normally called リコーダー in Japanese and is a separate word.
Usage
Commonly used with a qualifier that specifies the type of recorder: ブルーレイレコーダー (Blu-ray recorder), HDDレコーダー (hard-disk recorder), ICレコーダー / ボイスレコーダー (voice recorder), ドライブレコーダー (dashcam). Used on its own, it most often means a home video recorder in today's usage.
Common collocations
- レコーダーで録画する: to record (video) on a recorder
- レコーダーで録音する: to record (audio) on a recorder
- レコーダーに予約する: to schedule a recording on the recorder
- レコーダーの容量: the recorder's storage capacity
Similar words
- 録音機: recording device — the native (Sino-Japanese) term, more specific to audio recorders; sounds somewhat formal/dated in casual contexts
- 録画機: video recorder — native term for a video recorder; less common in casual speech than レコーダー
- ビデオデッキ: VCR; video deck — an older-generation video recording device using tapes
- リコーダー: recorder (the woodwind musical instrument) — a distinct word, not interchangeable with レコーダー