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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  tape
       
          1. magnetic tape.
       
          2. paper tape.
       
          (1996-05-25)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppe a fillet. Cf. Tapestry,
     Tippet.]
     1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven
        fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied
        with tape.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve
        as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Red tape. See under Red.
  
     Tape+grass+(Bot.),+a+plant+({Vallisneria+spiralis" rel="nofollow">Tape grass (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis) with
        long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish
        water; -- called also fresh-water eelgrass, and, in
        Maryland, wild celery.
  
     Tape needle. See Bodkin, n., 4.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tape \Tape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Taping.]
     1. To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like,
        with tape; specif. (Elec.), to cover (a wire) with
        insulating tape.
  
     2. to record on audio tape or video tape; -- either directly,
        at the scene of the action tape, or indirectly, as from a
        broadcast of the action. ``I was busy when that episode
        was on TV, but I taped it and watched it later.''
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tape \Tape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Taping.]
     To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like, with
     tape; specif. (Elec.), to cover (a wire) with insulating
     tape.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppe a fillet. Cf. Tapestry,
     Tippet.]
     1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven
        fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied
        with tape.
  
     2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve
        as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
  
     Red tape. See under Red.
  
     Tape+grass+(Bot.),+a+plant+({Vallisneria+spiralis" rel="nofollow">Tape grass (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis) with
        long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish
        water; -- called also fresh-water eelgrass, and, in
        Maryland, wild celery.
  
     Tape needle. See Bodkin, n., 4.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tape
       n 1: a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or
            fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he
            wrapped a tape around the package"
       2: a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings
          were combined on a master tape" [syn: tape recording, taping]
       3: the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in
          record time"
       4: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or
          metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for
          measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his
          tape measure" [syn: tapeline, tape measure]
       5: 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" [syn: magnetic tape, mag
          tape]
       v 1: fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the
            box"
       2: record on videotape [syn: videotape]
       3: register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn: record]
          [ant: erase]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     Γαλλικά n.
     χτύπημα με το χέρι, ανοιχτό ή κλειστό, η καρπαζιά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     Dutch n.
     tape#English
     French n.
     1 a gentle touch
     2 a pat
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr taper  1//3 s pres indc ; 2 s impr)
     Indonesian n.
     (informal form of id tapai)
     n.
     1 Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both
  sides; adhesive tape.
     2 Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually
  produced in the form of a roll.
     3 Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
     4 Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio
  tape.
     5 (lb en informal by extension) Any video or audio recording,
  regardless of the method used to produce it.
     6 (lb en informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a
  particular stimulus.
     7 (lb en trading from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a
  financial instrument trades.
     8 (lb en ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling
  surface of a hockey stick
     9 (lb en printing historical) A strong flexible band rotating on
  pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
     10 (lb en possible obsolete UK slang) liquor, alcoholic drink,
  especially gin or brandy. (q: Especially in prison slang or among
  domestic servants and women.)
     vb.
     1 To bind with adhesive tape.
     2 To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
     3 (lb en informal passive) To understand, figure out.
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     to lose (q: to come last, lose a match, lose money)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     to lose (q: to come last, lose a match, lose money)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (alt sp nocap=1 nn teip)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (alt sp nocap=1 nn teipa)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Costa Rica Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico) Scotch tape, (l en
  tape)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: tapar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     n.
     1 Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both
  sides; adhesive tape.
     2 Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually
  produced in the form of a roll.
     3 Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
     4 Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio
  tape.
     5 (lb en informal by extension) Any video or audio recording,
  regardless of the method used to produce it.
     6 (lb en informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a
  particular stimulus.
     7 (lb en trading from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a
  financial instrument trades.
     8 (lb en ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling
  surface of a hockey stick
     9 (lb en printing historical) A strong flexible band rotating on
  pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
     10 (lb en possible obsolete UK slang) liquor, alcoholic drink,
  especially gin or brandy. (q: Especially in prison slang or among
  domestic servants and women.)
     vb.
     1 To bind with adhesive tape.
     2 To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
     3 (lb en informal passive) To understand, figure out.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     Dutch n.
     tape#English
     French n.
     1 a gentle touch
     2 a pat
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr taper  1//3 s pres indc ; 2 s impr)
     n.
     1 Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both
  sides; adhesive tape.
     2 Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually
  produced in the form of a roll.
     3 Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
     4 Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio
  tape.
     5 (lb en informal by extension) Any video or audio recording,
  regardless of the method used to produce it.
     6 (lb en informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a
  particular stimulus.
     7 (lb en trading from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a
  financial instrument trades.
     8 (lb en ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling
  surface of a hockey stick
     9 (lb en printing historical) A strong flexible band rotating on
  pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
     10 (lb en possible obsolete UK slang) liquor, alcoholic drink,
  especially gin or brandy. (q: Especially in prison slang or among
  domestic servants and women.)
     vb.
     1 To bind with adhesive tape.
     2 To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
     3 (lb en informal passive) To understand, figure out.
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     to lose (q: to come last, lose a match, lose money)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     to lose (q: to come last, lose a match, lose money)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (alt sp nocap=1 nn teip)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (alt sp nocap=1 nn teipa)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Costa Rica Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico) Scotch tape, (l en
  tape)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: tapar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     Dutch n.
     tape#English
     French n.
     1 a gentle touch
     2 a pat
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr taper  1//3 s pres indc ; 2 s impr)
     n.
     1 Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both
  sides; adhesive tape.
     2 Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually
  produced in the form of a roll.
     3 Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
     4 Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio
  tape.
     5 (lb en informal by extension) Any video or audio recording,
  regardless of the method used to produce it.
     6 (lb en informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a
  particular stimulus.
     7 (lb en trading from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a
  financial instrument trades.
     8 (lb en ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling
  surface of a hockey stick
     9 (lb en printing historical) A strong flexible band rotating on
  pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
     10 (lb en possible obsolete UK slang) liquor, alcoholic drink,
  especially gin or brandy. (q: Especially in prison slang or among
  domestic servants and women.)
     vb.
     1 To bind with adhesive tape.
     2 To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
     3 (lb en informal passive) To understand, figure out.
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     to lose (q: to come last, lose a match, lose money)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     to lose (q: to come last, lose a match, lose money)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (alt sp nocap=1 nn teip)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (alt sp nocap=1 nn teipa)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Costa Rica Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico) Scotch tape, (l en
  tape)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: tapar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     Ranska n.
     isku, läimäytys, näpäytys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     Franska n.
     slag, smäll
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb taper)
     n.
     (tagg text=anglicism yrkesslang) ''stavningsvariant av'' tejp
  (ljudband m.m.)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Tape
     Tyska n.
     tejp

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  tape
     n.
     (tagg text=anglicism yrkesslang) ''stavningsvariant av'' tejp
  (ljudband m.m.)

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Tape /teːp/ /tɛɪ̯p/ 
  1. bande, bande magnétique
  Band, als Tonträger, Bildträger oder Datenträger
  2. bande, bande adhésive, ruban, ruban adhésif
  Band, als starres/elastisches Verbands- oder Reparaturmaterial

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  tape /tˈeɪp/
  band

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tape /tˈeɪp/
  الشريط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tape //teɪ̯p// /[tʰeɪ̯p]/ 
  ле́нта
  video or audiocassette tape

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tape //teɪ̯p// /[tʰeɪ̯p]/ 
  записвам
  to record, particularly onto magnetic tape