microtape

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noun

A small cassette tape.

Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounmicrotape (plural microtapes)

plural microtapes

  1. A small cassette tape.

    The use of these tapes requires a student to have a microtape recorder that accommodates the smaller-size tape.

    2000, M. Cay Holbrook, Alan J. Koenig, Foundations of Education, page 191

Origin

From micro- + tape.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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