About The Word Tape
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Tape
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What's The Definition Of Tape?
[n] memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
[n] a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package" [n] a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" [n] measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure" [n] the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time" [v] register electronically [v] record on videotape [v] fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tape: mag tape | magnetic tape | record | tape measure | tape recording | tapeline | taping | videotape Related Terms | Find terms related to Tape: See Also | adhesive tape | attach | audiotape | burn | cassette tape | cut | enter | finish line | finishing line | inkle | measuring device | measuring instrument | measuring system | memory device | prerecord | put down | recording | scotch tape | sellotape | slip | storage device | strip | tape record | videotape | webbing | write Tape In Webster's Dictionary \Tape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Taping}.]
To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like, with
tape; specif. (Elec.), to cover (a wire) with insulating
tape.
\Tape\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppe a fillet. Cf. {Tapestry}, {Tippet}.] 1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape. 2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape. {Red tape}. See under {Red}. {Tape grass} (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis}) with long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish water; -- called also {fresh-water eelgrass}, and, in Maryland, {wild celery}. {Tape needle}. See {Bodkin}, n., 4. |
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