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. 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 See all Example Sentences for magnetic tape 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of magnetic tape was in 1937

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“Magnetic tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20tape. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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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

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