magnetic tape

Definitions

General Science

• noun a thin ribbon of plastic coated with iron oxide that can store information by becoming magnetised

Computing

• noun a narrow length of thin plastic coated with a magnetic material used to store signals magnetically

Electronics

• A tape utilized for magnetic recording. Such a tape usually consists of a strip of plastic, paper, or metal which is coated or impregnated with a magnetizable material such as iron oxide particles. magnetic tape may be utilized to make analog or digital recordings of data, audio, and/or video. Also called tape (2), or recording tape (1).

Information & Library Science

• noun tape coated with a magnetic material so that electrical signals can be recorded on to it for speech, film or computer information

Media Studies

• noun a thin strip of material, usually plastic, coated with iron oxide and used to record sounds, images or data

Military

• noun a type of tape used for recording sound, images or computer data

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Contexts for “magnetic tape”

6 definitions in context
• General Science
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science
• Media Studies
• Military