Phrase guide

cassette tape

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A magnetic tape in a cassette, used to record and play audio or video.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a cassette that contains magnetic tape

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: magnetic tape, mag tape, tape

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 盒式錄音帶 /盒式录音带 (héshì lùyīndài) — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盒式錄像帶 /盒式录像带 (héshì lùxiàngdài) — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Dutch: cassetteband — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Finnish: ääninauha — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Finnish: videonauha — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Finnish: kasettinauha — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Italian: nastro magnetico — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Polish: taśma magnetofonowa — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Portuguese: fita cassete — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Romanian: bandă magnetică — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Romanian: bandă de magnetofon — magnetic tape in a cassette
  • Swedish: kassettband — magnetic tape in a cassette