magnetic tape
2
3.9
- noun
- /mæɡˈnɛtɪk teɪp/
- Specialized
:
cinta magnética
- You can record your favorite songs onto magnetic tape using a tape recorder.
Examples
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That makes it possible to store and rapidly access hundreds of color images on a conventional magnetic tape or optical disk.
Academic text (1992) -
When the values for all the pixels have been assigned, they are either sent directly to a receiver on Earth or stored on magnetic tape to be sent later.
Academic text (1990) -
The short answer is no one knows how long digital magnetic tape will last.
Blog text (9) -
Hard disks and magnetic tape have replaced the sheet of paper and the file cabinet.
Academic text (1990) -
The signal enters an amplifier and then a computer, which records it on magnetic tape or displays the information as an image on a screen.
Academic text (2004) -
I suspect my voicemail is no longer stored on spooled magnetic tape.
Blog text (18) -
The old system ran on magnetic tapes, backed up to 8-inch floppies.
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During the observation itself, the computer would carry out the dispersion analysis and write its streams of digitized data onto a big magnetic tape.
Academic text (2001) -
We may use punched tape or cards, magnetic tapes, switches and buttons, and keyboards to communicate with machines and subsequently humans.
Academic text (2008) -
Removable storage systems include floppy disks, removable magnetic disk drives, magnetic tape, and optical disks.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
∞
1.8
A long thin plastic strip that holds recorded sound or video
488
3.0
A tape that records or plays moving pictures
81
2.6
A small flat plastic case that holds tape for music or video
36
3.7
A long strip of tape for recording sound
11
2.4
A small flat case with tape that holds music or sound
A long thin plastic strip used to record sound, video, or computer data
How Portable
- Archaic
1
4.9
- Specialized
2
3.9
- Specialized
1
4.0
43
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is literally composed of 'magnetic' (having magnetism) + 'tape' (a thin strip for recording), so its meaning — a tape that uses magnetism to record/store data — is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular adjective + noun formation, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun magnetic tape comes from a simple picture: a long, thin tape like a ribbon covered with tiny magnetic particles that 'hold' sound or data. So, the name explains why it means a thin strip used to 'record' and play back audio, video, or computer data.