tapeless

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adjective

Without tape (adhesive product).

“tapeless splicer”

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English tape →
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Meanings

adjectivetapeless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout tape (adhesive product).

    tapeless splicer

  2. not comparablebusinessNot using or requiring the medium of tape, such as audio or video tape.

    The video from tapeless camcorders is very difficult to edit on a computer, too.

    2007 February 22, David Pogue, “Camcorders That Come With Footnotes”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Old Englishtæppa
  2. Middle Englishtape
  3. Englishtape
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  6. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  7. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  8. Englishtapeless

From tape + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

peatless
Cite this entry
APA

tapeless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapeless

MLA

“tapeless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapeless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tapeless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapeless.

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