tape guard

noun

A tab on a video cassette door to hold the tape in the staging position.

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Meanings

nountape guard (plural tape guards)

plural tape guards

  1. A tab on a video cassette door to hold the tape in the staging position.
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APA

tape guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tape%20guard

MLA

“tape guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tape%20guard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tape guard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tape%20guard.

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