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

Recent Examples on the Web

Use magnetic tape or Velcro strips to attach your curtains to the wall and create a seal.1 Curtains should be mounted close to the ceiling to maximize the insulated surface area. —Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 5 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

For example, most digital archives are currently saved on magnetic tape, which only lasts about 30 years. —IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026

Optical storage libraries are being sold as an alternative to magnetic tape storage and with the technologies being introduced by numerous startup optical storage startups, this use could increase. —Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetic tape

• audiotape
• videotape
• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape

Kids Definition

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