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 power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.
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Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Inside each 13-centimeter-long rectangular 8-track cartridge is a loop of almost 1 cm-wide magnetic tape that is coiled around a circular reel, as explained in an EverPresent blog post on the technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2025
Chuck Sobey of Channel Science and the organizer of the Monday training sessions before the regular FMS sessions, has been pursuing the development of a multi-format, minimal-contact legacy tape reader that can recover data from old magnetic tapes.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Fondation H—an institution dedicated to Africa and its diasporas—inaugurated its new space in the city’s former post office with a retrospective of the late artist Madame Zo, known for her experimental textiles crafted from magnetic tape, electronics, medicinal plants, and industrial foam.
—Liam Freeman, Vogue, 29 July 2025
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Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Inside each 13-centimeter-long rectangular 8-track cartridge is a loop of almost 1 cm-wide magnetic tape that is coiled around a circular reel, as explained in an EverPresent blog post on the technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2025
Chuck Sobey of Channel Science and the organizer of the Monday training sessions before the regular FMS sessions, has been pursuing the development of a multi-format, minimal-contact legacy tape reader that can recover data from old magnetic tapes.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Fondation H—an institution dedicated to Africa and its diasporas—inaugurated its new space in the city’s former post office with a retrospective of the late artist Madame Zo, known for her experimental textiles crafted from magnetic tape, electronics, medicinal plants, and industrial foam.
—Liam Freeman, Vogue, 29 July 2025
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“Magnetic tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20tape. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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