mag tape

mag tape

n (Electronics) informal short for magnetic tape

mag′ tape`

(mæg)
n. magnetic tape.

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Noun

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mag tape - memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"magnetic tape, tapeaudiotape - magnetic tape for use in recording soundcassette tape - a cassette that contains magnetic tapemagnetic stripe - a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrievalvideotape - a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound