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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To make this music, Atkinson sculpted Fender Rhodes piano and electronics melodies in a process akin to early musique concrète, a technique in which composers took fragments of magnetic tape and spliced them together.
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Vanessa Ague,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
The early work of the association included establishing and monitoring of industry standards for phonographic records, and later, magnetic tape.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
Backup customers may want to consider other options, such as magnetic tape.
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Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
That's a huge improvement over existing magnetic tape and hard drives used for archiving data, which are good for only up to a decade at the most.
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New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2026
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Vanessa Ague,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
The early work of the association included establishing and monitoring of industry standards for phonographic records, and later, magnetic tape.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
Backup customers may want to consider other options, such as magnetic tape.
—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
That's a huge improvement over existing magnetic tape and hard drives used for archiving data, which are good for only up to a decade at the most.
—
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2026
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 1 Jul. 2026.
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