covertape

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noun

A cassette tape offered as a covermount, containing music or computer software.

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Meanings

nouncovertape (plural covertapes)

plural covertapes

  1. historicalA cassette tape offered as a covermount, containing music or computer software.

    This game was an amazing Boulderdash clone/ripoff which was released on a YS [Your Sinclair] covertape in about 1991 […]

    2003, Weetomuncher, “Earth Shaker (YS Covertape)”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet)
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    In a couple of months I'll be putting a covertape, featuring several bands, on my fanzine 'Blind Youth'. I'm currently looking for unsigned bands/artists […]

    1996, Adie Nunn, “bands wanted for fanzine covertape”, in alt.music.uk (Usenet)

Origin

From cover + tape.

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APA

covertape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covertape

MLA

“covertape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covertape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “covertape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covertape.

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