taping

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

taping - a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" tape recording, tape 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