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tape British & World English

a narrow strip of material, typically used to hold or fasten something

adhesive tape in tape British & World English

a strip of paper or plastic coated with adhesive and sold in a roll, used to stick things together

bias tape (also bias binding) British & World English

a narrow strip of fabric cut obliquely and used to bind edges or for decoration

duct tape British & World English

strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape

name tape British & World English

a piece of cloth tape bearing a person’s name, attached to a garment to identify it as belonging to that person

red tape British & World English

excessive bureaucracy or adherence to official rules and formalities

tape deck British & World English

a piece of equipment for playing audio tapes, especially as part of a stereo system

tape echo British & World English

a facility which allows the repeat of a sound to be delayed by adjusting the time lapse between the recording and playback heads of a tape recorder

tape hiss British & World English

extraneous high-frequency background noise during the playing of a tape recording

audio tape British & World English

magnetic tape on which sound can be recorded

gaffer tape British & World English

strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape

paper tape British & World English

paper in the form of a long, narrow strip

Scotch tape British & World English

transparent adhesive tape

sticky tape British & World English

transparent adhesive tape

tape-grass British & World English

a submerged aquatic plant of the frogbit family, with narrow grass-like leaves

ticker tape British & World English

a paper strip on which messages are recorded in a telegraphic tape machine

cassette tape British & World English

a cassette of audio tape or videotape

friction tape British & World English

another term for insulating tape.

magnetic tape British & World English

tape used in recording sound, pictures, or computer data

masking tape British & World English

adhesive tape used in painting to cover areas on which paint is not wanted

punched tape British & World English

a paper tape perforated according to a code, formerly used for conveying instructions or data to a data processor

tape measure British & World English

a length of tape or thin flexible metal, marked at graded intervals for measuring

tape recorder British & World English

an apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and afterwards reproducing them

tape streamer British & World English

a device for writing data very quickly on to magnetic tape, used typically for making backups of large amounts of data

hurricane tape British & World English

a strong type of adhesive tape used on windows to keep the glass in place if it is broken by strong winds

insulating tape British & World English

adhesive tape used chiefly to cover exposed electric wires

measuring tape British & World English

another term for tape measure.

tape something off in tape British & World English

seal or mark off an area or thing with tape

mixtape British & World English

a compilation of favourite pieces of music, typically by many different artists, recorded on to tape or another medium by an individual

sticky tape in tape British & World English

a strip of paper or plastic coated with adhesive and sold in a roll, used to stick things together


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