magnetic tape

noun

A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.

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Meanings

nounmagnetic tape (countable and uncountable, plural magnetic tapes)

plural magnetic tapes

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmemory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information

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mag tapetape
Broader
memory devicestorage device
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 磁帶 /磁带
  • 磁帶 /磁带 (cídài)acrylic tape used for recording data
Czech magnetická páska
  • magnetická páskaacrylic tape used for recording data
Danish magnetbånd
  • magnetbåndacrylic tape used for recording data
Esperanto magneta bendo
  • magneta bendoacrylic tape used for recording data
Finnish magneettinauha
  • magneettinauhaacrylic tape used for recording data
French bande magnétique
  • bande magnétiqueacrylic tape used for recording data
German Magnetband
  • Magnetbandacrylic tape used for recording data
Hebrew סֶרֶט מַגְנֵטִי
  • סֶרֶט מַגְנֵטִי (séret magnetí)acrylic tape used for recording data
Hungarian mágnesszalag
  • mágnesszalagacrylic tape used for recording data
Icelandic segulband
  • segulbandacrylic tape used for recording data
Italian nastro magnetico
  • nastro magneticoacrylic tape used for recording data
Japanese 磁気テープ
  • 磁気テープ (jiki tēpu)acrylic tape used for recording data
Korean 자기 테이프
  • 자기 테이프 (jagi teipeu)acrylic tape used for recording data
Norwegian magnetisk tape
  • magnetisk tapeacrylic tape used for recording data
Polish taśma magnetyczna
  • taśma magnetycznaacrylic tape used for recording data
Portuguese fita magnética
  • fita magnéticaacrylic tape used for recording data
Romanian bandă magnetică
  • bandă magneticăacrylic tape used for recording data
Russian магни́тная ле́нта
  • магни́тная ле́нта (magnítnaja lénta)acrylic tape used for recording data
Spanish cinta magnética
  • cinta magnéticaacrylic tape used for recording data
Turkish manyetik teyp
  • manyetik teypacrylic tape used for recording data
Vietnamese băng từ
  • băng từacrylic tape used for recording data
Cite this entry
APA

magnetic tape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetic%20tape

MLA

“magnetic tape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetic%20tape. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetic tape,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetic%20tape.

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