recorder
n. countablen. a small machine or tool that saves sound, video, or data so you can play it back later.
n. an apparatus or device designed to capture and store audio, visual, or digital signals for subsequent reproduction.
I used a voice recorder to capture the interview.
The technician checked the flight data recorder to understand what happened during the landing.
Modern digital recorders offer high-fidelity sound capture and extensive storage capacity, making them indispensable for journalists and field researchers who require precise documentation of their observations.
From Middle English recordour, borrowed from Old French recordour, from Old French recordeor, from Medieval Latin recordātor, from Latin recordor (“call to mind, remember, recollect”), from re- (“back, again”) + cor (“heart; mind”). By surface analysis, record + -er.
From Middle English recorder, from record (“to practice (music)”); ultimately cognate with Etymology 1.
Commonly used in compound nouns such as 'tape recorder', 'video recorder', or 'data recorder'.