Phrase guide

magnetic tape

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: shirit magnetik — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Armenian: մագնիսական ժապավեն (magnisakan žapaven) — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Chinese Mandarin: 磁帶 /磁带 (cídài) — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Czech: magnetická páska — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Danish: magnetbånd — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Esperanto: magneta bendo — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Finnish: magneettinauha — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • French: bande magnétique — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Georgian: მაგნიტური ვიდეოფირის (magniṭuri videopiris) — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • German: Magnetband — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Hebrew: סֶרֶט מַגְנֵטִי (séret magnetí) — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Hungarian: mágnesszalag — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Icelandic: segulband — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Italian: nastro magnetico — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Japanese: 磁気テープ (jiki tēpu) — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Korean: 자기 테이프 (jagi teipeu) — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Norwegian: magnetisk tape — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Portuguese: fita magnética — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Romanian: bandă magnetică — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Russian: магни́тная ле́нта (magnítnaja lénta) — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Spanish: cinta magnética — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Turkish: manyetik teyp — acrylic tape used for recording data
  • Vietnamese: băng từ — acrylic tape used for recording data