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A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mag tape, tape
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: memory device, storage device
Narrower terms: audiotape, cassette tape, magnetic stripe, videotape
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
shirit magnetik
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Armenian:
մագնիսական ժապավեն
(magnisakan žapaven)
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Chinese Mandarin:
磁帶 /磁带
(cídài)
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Czech:
magnetická páska
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Danish:
magnetbånd
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Esperanto:
magneta bendo
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Finnish:
magneettinauha
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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French:
bande magnétique
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Georgian:
მაგნიტური ვიდეოფირის
(magniṭuri videopiris)
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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German:
Magnetband
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Hebrew:
סֶרֶט מַגְנֵטִי
(séret magnetí)
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Hungarian:
mágnesszalag
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Icelandic:
segulband
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Italian:
nastro magnetico
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Japanese:
磁気テープ
(jiki tēpu)
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Korean:
자기 테이프
(jagi teipeu)
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Norwegian:
magnetisk tape
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Portuguese:
fita magnética
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Romanian:
bandă magnetică
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Russian:
магни́тная ле́нта
(magnítnaja lénta)
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Spanish:
cinta magnética
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Turkish:
manyetik teyp
— acrylic tape used for recording data
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Vietnamese:
băng từ
— acrylic tape used for recording data