Meanings
nounscratch tape (plural scratch tapes)
plural scratch tapes
- historicalcomputingA tape that is only temporarily needed for data storage and that can therefore be reused.
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scratch tape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20tape
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“scratch tape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20tape. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratch tape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20tape.
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