place shifting

place shifting
 n.β€” Β«β€œPlace Shifting” is the most common reason for album taping; home tapers usually tape their own records or CDs so that they can play them in their cars, Walkmans, or cassette players.Β» β€”β€œDAT and SCMS, some info” by William H. Sohl Usenet: rec.audio Nov. 16, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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