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
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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.
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Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Optical storage libraries are still being sold as an alternative to magnetic tape storage and with the technologies being introduced by numerous startup optical storage startups, this use could increase.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The brass engraving serves as a protective covering for an AI backup, called Linked Diffusion, stored on magnetic tape, that if undamaged will outlive us all by many years to come.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
That’s why some organizations are taking steps toward building a DNA drive to store the deluge of data, in place of magnetic tape and disk drives.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
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Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Optical storage libraries are still being sold as an alternative to magnetic tape storage and with the technologies being introduced by numerous startup optical storage startups, this use could increase.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The brass engraving serves as a protective covering for an AI backup, called Linked Diffusion, stored on magnetic tape, that if undamaged will outlive us all by many years to come.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
That’s why some organizations are taking steps toward building a DNA drive to store the deluge of data, in place of magnetic tape and disk drives.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Magnetic tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20tape. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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