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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tape       [teyp] Pronunciation Key, noun, verb, taped, tap·ing.
–noun
1.a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
2.a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc.
3.a strip of cloth, paper, or plastic with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, or attaching items together; adhesive tape or masking tape.
4.tape measure.
5.a string stretched across the finishing line in a race and broken by the winning contestant on crossing the line.
6.ticker tape.
7.magnetic tape.
8.a magnetic tape carrying prerecorded sound: a tape of a rock concert.
–verb (used with object)
9.to furnish with a tape or tapes.
10.to tie up, bind, or attach with tape.
11.to measure with or as if with a tape measure.
12.to record or prerecord on magnetic tape.
–verb (used without object)
13.to record something on magnetic tape.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; unexplained var. of tappe, OE tæppe strip (of cloth), lit., part torn off; akin to MLG teppen to tear, pluck]

tapeless, adjective
tapelike, adjective
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tape       (tāp)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.
  2. A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.
  3. A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.
    1. A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.
    2. A recording made on magnetic tape.
  4. A tape measure.

v.   taped, tap·ing, tapes

v.   tr.
    1. To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape.
    2. To bind together (the sections of a book) by applying strips of tape to.
  1. To measure with a tape measure.
  2. To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape.

v.   intr.
To make a recording on magnetic tape.


[Middle English, from Old English tæppe.]

tape'a·ble adj., tape'less adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tape  (n.)
O.E. tæppe "narrow strip of cloth used for tying, measuring, etc.," of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from L. tapete "carpet." The original short vowel became long in M.E. The verb is from 1609; meaning "to make a tape recording" is from 1950. Tape recorder "device for recording sound on magnetic tape" first attested 1932; from earlier meaning "device for recording data on ticker tape" (1892), from tape in the sense of "paper strip of a printer" (1884). Tape-measure is attested from 1873; tape-delay is from 1968.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
tape

noun
1. 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" 
2. a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" 
3. the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time" 
4. 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" 
5. 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" [syn: magnetic tape

verb
1. fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" 
2. record on videotape [syn: videotape
3. register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn: record] [ant: delete

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Tape

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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