Tape

What “Tape” means

Noun

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. Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.

Verb

1. To bind with adhesive tape.
2. To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
3. To understand, figure out.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Old English tæppa Middle English tape English tape From Middle English tape, tappe, from Old English tæppa, tæppe (“ribbon, tape”); further origin unclear. Probably akin to Old Frisian tapia (“to pull, rip, tear”), Middle Low German tappen, tāpen (“to grab, pull, rip, tear, snatch”), Middle High German zāfen, zāven (“to pull, tear”).

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Industries where “Tape” fits

We suggest this word for 1 business types and industries, including:

• Video Tape and Disc Rental