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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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.
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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
In addition to HDDs and SSDs, magnetic tape also serves an important role in larger enterprise backup and archiving applications.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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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
In addition to HDDs and SSDs, magnetic tape also serves an important role in larger enterprise backup and archiving applications.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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 14 May. 2025.
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