magnetic tape

noun

: a thin ribbon (as of plastic) coated with a magnetic material on which information (such as sound or television images) may be stored

Examples of magnetic tape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To be sure, the storage density of magnetic tape has been increasing for decades, a trend that will help keep our heads above the data flood for a while longer. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024 Tape manufacturers have been promoting magnetic tape as a more sustainable storage media, since little energy is used when magnetic tape cartridges are sitting on shelves. Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2023 Besides authoring and loading data to and from disk packs and magnetic tape, an educator could view student progress and print copies. Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023 And for such things, magnetic tape is the perfect solution. Mark Lantz, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2018 These days, the major studios and film archives largely rely on a magnetic tape storage technology known as LTO, or linear tape-open, to preserve motion pictures. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2017 Like the hard disk and the transistor, magnetic tape has advanced enormously over the decades. Mark Lantz, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2018 From the 1970s until 2008, the National Archives preserved electronic records on magnetic tape. Sean Catangui, New York Times, 14 July 2023 Tape manufacturers have been promoting magnetic tape as a more sustainable storage media since little energy is used when magnetic tape cartridges are sitting on shelves. Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of magnetic tape was in 1937

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“Magnetic tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20tape. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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magnetic tape

noun
: a thin ribbon (as of plastic) coated with a magnetic material on which information (as sound or television images) may be stored

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