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tape

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

Related forms:
tapeless, adjective
tapelike, adjective
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magnetic tape

 
–noun
a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
Also called electromagnetic tape, tape.

Origin:
1935–40

ticker tape

 
–noun
the ribbon of paper on which a ticker prints quotations or news.
Also called tape.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism
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tape   (tāp)   
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.

  5. 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.

  2. To measure with a tape measure.

  3. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Cultural Dictionary

magnetic tape

A device for storing information, in which signals are recorded by lining up small bits of magnetic materials in the coating on the tape. Ordinary tape recorders use magnetic tape.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

tape

See ticker tape.


ticker tape

The narrow continuous rolls of paper on which stock transactions were printed before the electronic age made the old system obsolete. The term now refers to the flow of prices appearing on the tickers of brokerage firms. Also called tape.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1tape
Pronunciation: 'tAp
Function: noun
: a narrow band of woven fabric; especially : ADHESIVE TAPE

Main Entry: 2tape
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: taped; tap·ing
: to fasten, tie, bind, cover, or support with tape andespecially adhesive tape
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
magnetic tape  
A plastic tape coated with iron oxide for use in magnetic recording.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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Computing Dictionary

tape
1. magnetic tape.
2. paper tape.
(1996-05-25)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

tape

see red tape.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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