tape

Noun
  1. A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening (synset 104398656)
    "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"
    is a type of: slip, strip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
    subtypes:
    • adhesive tape - tape coated with adhesive
    • inkle - a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
    • webbing - a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts
  2. A recording made on magnetic tape (synset 104398925)
    "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
    is a type of: recording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
    subtypes:
    same as: tape recording, taping
  3. The finishing line for a foot race (synset 108701724)
    "he broke the tape in record time"
    is a type of: finish line, finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
  4. Measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths (synset 104399200)
    "the carpenter should have used his tape measure"
    is a type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
    same as: tape measure, tapeline
  5. 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 (synset 103713575)
    "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
    is a type of: memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval
    subtypes:
    • audiotape - magnetic tape for use in recording sound
    • cassette tape - a cassette that contains magnetic tape
    • magnetic stripe - a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.
    • videotape - a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
    same as: mag tape, magnetic tape
Verb
  1. Fasten or attach with tape (synset 201334500)
    "tape the shipping label to the box"
    is a type of: attach - cause to be attached
    subtypes: scotch tape, sellotape - fasten or attach with sellotape
  2. Record on videotape (synset 201005094)
    referred to in: film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
    is a type of: enter, put down, record - make a record of; set down in permanent form
    same as: videotape
  3. Register electronically (synset 201000444)
    "They recorded her singing"
    is a type of: enter, put down, record - make a record of; set down in permanent form
    subtypes:
    • save, write - record data on a computer
    • tape record - record with a tape recorder
    • prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast
    • cut - record a performance on (a medium)
    • cut - make a recording of
    same as: record

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