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   tape

   /teɪp/

   noun

   • 1. a narrow strip of material, as used to hold or fasten something: "a reel of tape" Similar bandstripstrapbeltbindingstringribbonstripebraid
   • ▪ a strip of paper or plastic coated with adhesive and sold in a roll, used to stick things together: "secure the bandage with tape" Similar adhesive tapesticky tapeinsulating tapemasking tapeparcel tapetrademark:Sellotape
   • ▪ a strip of material stretched across the finishing line of a race, to be broken or dislodged by the winner.
   • ▪ a strip of material used to mark off an area or form a notional barrier.
   • ▪ a tape measure.
   • 2. long, narrow flexible material with magnetic properties, used for recording sound, pictures, or computer data: "they put four songs on tape"
   • ▪ a cassette or reel containing magnetic tape for recording: "he inserted a tape in the recorder" Similar recordingcassettetape recordingaudiotapeaudio cassettereelspoolvideotapevideocassettevideo
   • ▪ a recording on a cassette or reel: "a tape of a radio talk"

   verb

   • 1. record (sound or pictures) on audio or video tape or by digital means: "it is not known who taped the conversation" Similar recordmake a recording oftape-recordvideo-recordvideoput on tape/video/cassette
   • 2. fasten or attach (something) with adhesive tape: "large sheets of paper are taped to the walls" Similar bindtiestrapfastensticksealsecurefixjoinattachtethertrademark:Sellotape
   • ▪ seal or mark off an area or thing with tape: "they taped off an area round the scene of the explosion" Similar cordonsealcloseshutmarkfenceform a ring aroundput a cordon sanitaire aroundisolatesegregatequarantine

   Word Origin Old Englishtæppa, tæppe; perhaps related to Middle Low German teppen ‘pluck, tear’.

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   What does tape mean?

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   What is tape used for?

   • Tape is a sticky strip of material you can use for fastening paper or other light objects. You can use a piece of tape to tape a "Keep Out" sign to your bedroom door. A long strip marked with inches or centimeters is a measuring tape, and this is actually the earliest meaning of the word tape.

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   What does tape measure mean?

   • A tape measure. 1. To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape: taped the box so that it wouldn't fall apart. 2. To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium: The reporter taped the interview. 3. To measure with a tape measure. To make a recording on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium.

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   • [countable] a long, thin piece of material that is stretched across the place where a race will finish or used to mark off an area Police tape cordoned off the street in front of the house. Definition of tape noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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