magnetic tape

/mæg'netik'teip/

Thân thiện

He carefully threads the magnetic tape into the old recorder.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A physical storage medium: A long, narrow strip of thin plastic material that is coated with a magnetic substance, typically iron oxide. This coating allows for the recording, storage, and playback of information by magnetizing small areas to represent data.
   • A specific type of memory device: It is used to record audio signals (as in cassette tapes), video signals (as in VHS tapes), or digital computer data (as in early computer tape drives).

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The old radio interview was preserved on a reel of magnetic tape.
  • Before hard drives became common, many computers used magnetic tape for data backup.
  • The technician loaded the magnetic tape into the recorder to play the master recording.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on magnetic tape": to be recorded or stored on this medium.
  • The historic speech exists only on magnetic tape.
• "magnetic tape storage": refers to the technology or system of using magnetic tape for data archiving.
  • For long-term archival, the company still relies on magnetic tape storage.

Variants and Related Words

• Tape (n): A common short form for "magnetic tape" in many contexts.
  • I need to buy a blank tape for the cassette recorder.
• Audiotape (n): Magnetic tape specifically for recording sound.
• Videotape (n): Magnetic tape specifically for recording video and audio.
• Reel-to-reel tape (n): Magnetic tape wound on open reels, as opposed to being enclosed in a cassette.

Synonyms

• Recording tape: A general term emphasizing its use for recording.
• Data tape: Emphasizes its use for storing digital computer information.

Related Phrases

• To tape something (verb, derived usage): To record something onto magnetic tape.
  • We should tape the concert tonight.
• Tape drive (n): The hardware device used to read from and write to magnetic tape in computing.

Học thuật

Noun

1. memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
   • he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mag tape
• tape