Meanings
nounticker tape (usually uncountable, plural ticker tapes)
plural ticker tapes
- uncountableusuallybusinessPaper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information.
Synonyms: club tape
- broadlyuncountableusuallyAny device used for displaying usually sideways scrolling news or updates.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPaper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information.
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