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   tape

   /teɪp/

   noun

   • 1. a narrow strip of material, as used to hold or fasten something: "a reel of tape" Similar bandstripstrapbeltbindingstringribbonstripebraid
   • ▪ a strip of paper or plastic coated with adhesive and sold in a roll, used to stick things together: "secure the bandage with tape" Similar adhesive tapesticky tapeinsulating tapemasking tapeparcel tapetrademark:Sellotape
   • ▪ a strip of material stretched across the finishing line of a race, to be broken or dislodged by the winner.
   • ▪ a strip of material used to mark off an area or form a notional barrier.
   • ▪ a tape measure.
   • 2. long, narrow flexible material with magnetic properties, used for recording sound, pictures, or computer data: "they put four songs on tape"
   • ▪ a cassette or reel containing magnetic tape for recording: "he inserted a tape in the recorder" Similar recordingcassettetape recordingaudiotapeaudio cassettereelspoolvideotapevideocassettevideo
   • ▪ a recording on a cassette or reel: "a tape of a radio talk"

   verb

   • 1. record (sound or pictures) on audio or video tape or by digital means: "it is not known who taped the conversation" Similar recordmake a recording oftape-recordvideo-recordvideoput on tape/video/cassette
   • 2. fasten or attach (something) with adhesive tape: "large sheets of paper are taped to the walls" Similar bindtiestrapfastensticksealsecurefixjoinattachtethertrademark:Sellotape
   • ▪ seal or mark off an area or thing with tape: "they taped off an area round the scene of the explosion" Similar cordonsealcloseshutmarkfenceform a ring aroundput a cordon sanitaire aroundisolatesegregatequarantine

   Word Origin Old Englishtæppa, tæppe; perhaps related to Middle Low German teppen ‘pluck, tear’.

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