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MAGNETIC TAPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Example:
he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("magnetic tape" is a kind of...):
memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic tape"):
audiotape (magnetic tape for use in recording sound)
cassette tape (a cassette that contains magnetic tape)
magnetic stripe (a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.)
videotape (a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound)
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