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tape

  [teyp] ,noun, verb, taped, tap⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
tapeless, adjective
tapelike, adjective
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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.

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: 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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