taping

tape

T0041900 (tāp)n.1. a. A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.b. A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.c. A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.2. a. A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.b. A recording made on magnetic tape.3. A tape measure.v. taped, tap·ing, tapes v.tr.1. To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape: taped the box so that it wouldn't fall apart.2. To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium: The reporter taped the interview.3. To measure with a tape measure.v.intr. To make a recording on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium.

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[Middle English, strip of cloth, from Old English *tæppe or *tæppa (attested only in the plural tæppan).]

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tape′a·ble adj.tape′less adj.

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taping - a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"tape recording, tapeaudiotape - a tape recording of soundrecording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recordedvideotape - a video recording made on magnetic tape

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