1) tape recording. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...1a. A magnetic tape on which sound or visual images have been recorded. b. The material recorded on a magnetic tape. 2. The act of recording on magnetic tape.... 2) audiotape. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...1. A relatively narrow magnetic tape used to record sound for subsequent playback. 2. A tape recording of sound. Inflected forms: auˇdiˇoˇtaped, auˇdiˇoˇtapˇing,... 3) magnetic tape. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A plastic tape coated with iron oxide for use in magnetic recording.... 4) videotape. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...1. A relatively wide magnetic tape used to record visual images and associated sound for subsequent playback or broadcasting. 2. A recording made on such a tape.... 5) data carrier. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A medium, such as magnetic tape, that is selected to record and often transport or communicate data.... 6) cassette memory. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...Computer Science A removable cartridge containing magnetic tape that stores programs.... 7) tape recorder. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A mechanical device for recording on magnetic tape and usually for playing back the recorded material.... 8) tape drive. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A device that reads data stored on magnetic tape and writes data onto the tape for storage.... 9) tape cartridge. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A cartridge containing an endless loop of magnetic tape and designed for automatic use on insertion into a compatible sound or video recorder or computer system.... 10) cassette. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...1. A small flat case containing two reels and a length of magnetic tape that winds between them, often used in audio and video recorders and players and as a medium... |