tape

/teɪp/ n [C/U] (RECORDING MATERIAL)

Definition

› a long, narrow strip of plastic or thin metal used to record and play sound or sound and pictures; a cassette or videotape: [C] Did you make a tape of Tyler’s concert? [U] Is that movie available on tape yet?

(Definition of tape n (RECORDING MATERIAL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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tape deck n
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tape n RECORDING MATERIAL
tape n STICKY MATERIAL
tape n strip
tape recorder n
tape v RECORD
tape v USE STICKY MATERIAL

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