magnetic tape

noun

: a thin ribbon (as of plastic) coated with a magnetic material on which information (such as sound or television images) may be stored

Examples of magnetic tape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bob Fine, Senior Analyst Relations Manager of the LTO Program at Quantum gave more insight on the history and uses of magnetic tape for backups. —Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

But a year’s worth of humanity’s data, on modern-day magnetic tape, would fill thirty thousand shipping containers. —Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025

One of the most popular mediums for cold-data storage is magnetic tape. —Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025

Video technology, recorded on magnetic tape rather than to celluloid film, arrived in the ’60s—significantly cheaper, more easily portable and user-friendly than film—allowing consumers and artists greater flexibility in experimenting with the moving image. —Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetic tape

• audiotape
• videotape
• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape

Kids Definition

magnetic tape

noun

: a thin ribbon (as of plastic) coated with a magnetic material on which information (as sound or television images) may be stored