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  magnetic tape
       
           (Or "magtape", "tape" - paper tape is now
          obsolete) A data storage medium consisting of a magnetisable
          oxide coating on a thin plastic strip, commonly used for
          backup and archiving.
       
          Early industry-standard magnetic tape was half an inch wide
          and wound on removable reels 10.5 inches in diameter.
          Different lengths were available with 2400 feet and 4800 feet
          being common.  DECtape was a variation on this "{round
          tape".
       
          In modern magnetic tape systems the reels are much smaller and
          are fixed inside a cartridge to protect the tape and for
          ease of handling ("{square tape" - though it's really
          rectangular).  Cartridge formats include QIC, DAT, and
          Exabyte.
       
          Tape is read and written on a tape drive (or "deck") which
          winds the tape from one reel to the other causing it to move
          past a read/write head.  Early tape had seven parallel tracks
          of data along the length of the tape allowing six bit
          characters plus parity written across the tape.  A typical
          recording density was 556 characters per inch.  The tape had
          reflective marks near its end which signaled beginning of tape
          (BOT) and end of tape (EOT) to the hardware.
       
          Data is written to tape in blocks with inter-block gaps
          between them.  Each block is typically written in a single
          operation with the tape running continuously during the write.
          The larger the block the larger the data buffer required in
          order to supply or receive the data written to or read from
          the tape.  The smaller the block the more tape is wasted as
          inter-block gaps.  Several logical records may be combined
          into one physical block to reduce wastage ("{blocked
          records").  Finding a certain block on the tape generally
          involved reading sequentially from the beginning, in contrast
          to magnetic disks.  Tape is not suitable for random
          access.  The exception to this is that some systems allow
          tape marks to be written which can be detected while winding
          the tape forward or rewinding it at high speed.  These are
          typically used to separate logical files on a tape.
       
          Most tape drives now include some kind of data compression.
          There are several algorithms which provide similar results:
          LZ+(most),+IDRC+({Exabyte" rel="nofollow">LZ (most), IDRC ({Exabyte), ALDC ({IBM}, QIC) and
          DLZ1+({DLT" rel="nofollow">DLZ1 ({DLT).
       
          See also cut a tape, flap, Group Code Recording,
          spool, macrotape, microtape, Non Return to Zero
          Inverted, Phase Encoded.
       
          (1997-04-05)
       
       

  magnetic tape \magnetic tape\ n.
     A long thin plastic ribbon coated with iron oxide or other
     ferromagnetic material, used to record audio or video signals
     digital data in the form of small magnetized regions on the
     tape; it is a common digital data storage medium for computer
     information.
  
     Syn: mag tape, tape.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  magnetic tape
       n : 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: mag tape, tape]

  magnetic tape
     n.
     A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically
  sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other
  data.

  magnetic tape
     n.
     A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically
  sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other
  data.

  magnetic tape
     n.
     A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically
  sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other
  data.

  magnetic tape
     Englanti n.
     magneettinauha

  magnetic tape
     Engelska n.
     magnetband

  magnetic tape /maɡnˈɛtɪk tˈeɪp/
  magnetická páska

  magnetic tape /maɡnˈɛtɪk tˈeɪp/
  Magnetband 
   see: magnetic tapes
  

  magnetic tape /maɡnˈɛtɪk tˈeɪp/ 
  magneettinauha
  acrylic tape used for recording data

  magnetic tape /maɡnˈɛtɪk tˈeɪp/
  magnószalag

  magnetic tape /maɡnˈɛtɪk tˈeɪp/ 
  磁気テープ
  acrylic tape used for recording data

  magnetic tape /maɡnˈɛtɪk tˈeɪp/ 
  magnetisk tape
  acrylic tape used for recording data

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "magnetic tape":
     Flexowriter typewriter, Teleplotter, alphabetical printer,
     bulletin board, card, catalog card, digital graph plotter, disc,
     file, filing card, film, hard copy, index card, library catalog,
     magnetic recorder, microcard, microcards, microdot, microfiche,
     microfilm, motion-picture film, oscillograph recorder,
     oscilloscope, phonograph record, platter, printout, punch cards,
     punched tape, reader, readout, recorder, relay register,
     scoreboard, scorecard, scoresheet, slip, tape, tape reader,
     teletypewriter, ticker tape, videotape
  
  

  n.磁带

     n. 磁带