TAPE : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: TAPE	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for TAPE
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tape n 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" a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" Synonym(s): tape, tape recording, taping the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time" 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" Synonym(s): tape, tapeline, tape measure 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" Synonym(s): magnetic tape, mag tape, tape v fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" record on videotape Synonym(s): videotape, tape register electronically; "They recorded her singing" Synonym(s): record, tape Antonym(s): delete, erase
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[91]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}) 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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
tape 1. {magnetic tape}. 2. {paper tape}. (1996-05-25)