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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But deep archives in the cloud are generally more expensive over the long term and will likely be on magnetic tape as well.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
This layer generally requires even lower costs for storage than the secondary storage layer and this is the realm where magnetic tape and optical disc storage have their greatest use.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Also, magnetic tape is manufactured in Japan as are many of the optical discs.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Instead of punch cards, the computer used magnetic tape to input data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2024
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
This layer generally requires even lower costs for storage than the secondary storage layer and this is the realm where magnetic tape and optical disc storage have their greatest use.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Also, magnetic tape is manufactured in Japan as are many of the optical discs.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Instead of punch cards, the computer used magnetic tape to input data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for magnetic tape
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“Magnetic tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20tape. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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