Tape refers to a strip of long, thin and narrow material, usually rolled up. Most commonly, it refers to:
Recording media
Cassette tapeDigital Audio Tape (DAT)Digital Compact Cassette (DCC)Digital Tape FormatMagnetic tape sound recordingMagnetic tape data storageTaping, also known as recording, the process of writing information to magnetic tapeReel-to-reel audio tape recordingTape driveTape headTape recorderVideotape
Adhesive tape
Box sealing tapeDouble-sided tapeDuct tapeElectrical tapeFilament tapeGaffers tapeHockey tapeMasking tapeMedical tapePressure sensitive tapeScotch tape, a brandSlug tapeSpike tapeSurgical tapeTape dispenser holds tape rollsTaping, a form of strapping to keep muscles or bones at a certain position
Non-adhesive tape
Barbed tapeBubble Tape (Bubble Gum)Caution tapeDrywall tape is paper, cloth, or mesh, sometimes with an adhesiveFlagging (tape)Heat tape used to keep pipes from freezingOptical celluloid tape used in movie projectorsTape measureTwill tape, a narrow, sturdy woven fabric used like stringThread seal tape, commonly known as "Teflon tape", "PTFE tape", "tape dope", or "plumber's tape"Plumber's tape, which is actually metal strapping used to support pipes and secure hot water heaters
Media
The Tape (album), Kid Capri albumThe Tape, Seinfeld episodeTape (film), a 2001 movie directed by Richard LinklaterTAPE Inc., the partner of GMA Network in afternoon dramas and the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! since 1995
Other usages
Red tape, a colloquialism for heavy or undesirable bureaucratic processTape wormTape, BurmaTape (pr. (tah-peh), an alternative spelling of tapai, an Indonesian fermented food.
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