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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
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So, when Brush looked to others to produce its recording medium, 3M was well positioned to help out due to magnetic tape’s similarity with its Scotch Tape.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
As mentioned, magnetic tape storage has a scaling problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024
To be sure, the storage density of magnetic tape has been increasing for decades, a trend that will help keep our heads above the data flood for a while longer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 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.
—Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2023
Besides authoring and loading data to and from disk packs and magnetic tape, an educator could view student progress and print copies.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023
And for such things, magnetic tape is the perfect solution.
—Mark Lantz, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2018
These days, the major studios and film archives largely rely on a magnetic tape storage technology known as LTO, or linear tape-open, to preserve motion pictures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2017
Like the hard disk and the transistor, magnetic tape has advanced enormously over the decades.
—Mark Lantz, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
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“Magnetic tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20tape. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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