MAGNETIC TAPE
Dictionary entry overview: What does magnetic tape mean?
• MAGNETIC TAPE (noun)
The noun MAGNETIC TAPE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: MAGNETIC TAPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAGNETIC TAPE (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mag tape; magnetic tape; tape
Context example:
he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview
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)
