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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The company released Japan’s first-ever magnetic tape record in 1950.
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John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Our first blog focused on the latest developments and projections for magnetic recording (HDDs and magnetic tape).
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Tape manufacturers have been promoting magnetic tape as a more sustainable storage media, since little energy is used when magnetic tape cartridges are sitting on shelves.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
At the time, most of the world’s computers—massive machines that stored data on punch cards or magnetic tape—resided in large corporate offices and government labs.
—Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
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John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Our first blog focused on the latest developments and projections for magnetic recording (HDDs and magnetic tape).
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Tape manufacturers have been promoting magnetic tape as a more sustainable storage media, since little energy is used when magnetic tape cartridges are sitting on shelves.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
At the time, most of the world’s computers—massive machines that stored data on punch cards or magnetic tape—resided in large corporate offices and government labs.
—Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
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“Magnetic tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20tape. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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