tape

tape  (tp)

n.

1. A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.

2. A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.

3. A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.

4.

a. A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.

b. A recording made on magnetic tape.

5. A tape measure.

v. taped, tap·ing, tapes

v.tr.

1.

a. To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape.

b. To bind together (the sections of a book) by applying strips of tape to.

2. To measure with a tape measure.

3. To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape.

v.intr.

To make a recording on magnetic tape.

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[Middle English, from Old English tæppe.]

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tapea·ble adj.

tapeless adj.

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tape

Noun

1. a long thin strip of cotton or linen used for tying or fastening: a parcel tied with pink tape

2.

a. short for magnetic tape

b. a spool or cassette containing magnetic tape, and used for recording or playing sound or video signals: he put a tape into his stereo

c. the music, speech, or pictures which have been recorded on a particular cassette or spool of magnetic tape

3. a narrow strip of plastic which has one side coated with an adhesive substance and is used to stick paper, etc., together: sticky tape

4. a string stretched across the track at the end of a race course

5. short for tape measure

Verb

[taping, taped]

1. Also: (tape-record) to record (speech, music, etc.) on magnetic tape

2. to bind or fasten with tape

3. have a person or situation taped Brit & Austral informal to have full understanding and control of a person or situation [Old English tæppe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tape - 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" adhesive tape - tape coated with adhesive inkle - a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material webbing - a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts
	2.	tape - a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" tape recording, taping audiotape - a tape recording of sound recording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded videotape - a video recording made on magnetic tape
	3.	tape - the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time" finish line, finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
	4.	tape - 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" tape measure, tapeline measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
	5.	tape - 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" mag tape, magnetic tape audiotape - magnetic tape for use in recording sound cassette tape - a cassette that contains magnetic tape magnetic stripe - a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval videotape - a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
Verb	1.	tape - fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" attach - cause to be attached scotch tape, sellotape - fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door"
	2.	tape - record on videotape videotape motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
	3.	tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" record write, save - record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" tape record - record with a tape recorder prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"

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tape

noun 1. binding, strip, band, string, ribbon

verb 2. record, video, tape-record, make a recording of

verb 3. (sometimes with up) bind, secure, stick, seal, wrap

Translations

tape [teɪp] n → cinta;

(also: magnetic tape) → cinta magnética (= sticky tape); cinta adhesiva

vt (= record) → grabar (en cinta);

on tape [song etc] → grabado (en cinta)

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tape [teɪp] n (for tying) → ruban m;

(also: magnetic tape) → bande f (magnétique) (= cassette); cassette f;

(sticky) → Scotch® m

vt (= record) → enregistrer (au magnétoscope or sur cassette) (= stick); coller avec du Scotch®;

on tape [song etc] → enregistré(e)

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tape [teɪp] n (also: magnetic tape) → Tonband nt (= cassette); Kassette f;

(also: sticky tape) → Klebeband nt;

(for tying) → Band nt

vt [+ record, conversation] → aufnehmen, aufzeichnen (= stick with tape); mit Klebeband befestigen;

on tape (song etc) → auf Band

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tape [teɪp] n → nastro;

(also: magnetic tape) → nastro (magnetico)

vt (= record) → registrare (su nastro);

on tape [song etc] → su nastro