"needle time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needle times [plural]
Etymology: Referring to the stylus needle of a record-player. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} needle time (countable and uncountable, plural needle times)
  1. (historical) The limit on the amount of airplay of recorded music in any given 24-hour period. Wikipedia link: needle time Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-needle_time-en-noun-dlvHF5Yb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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