Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A cassette drive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A reel-to-reel tape machine for computers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A cartridge-based interface for computers that reads from and/or writes to a tape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tape transport, transport
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mechanism
History
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Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
