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'
a recording made on magnetic tape; the several recordings were combined on a master tape
[ Syn: tape recording , taping ]
the finishing line for a foot race; he broke the tape in record time'
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
[ Syn: tapeline , tape measure ]
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 , mag tape ]