1[uncountable]a long narrow strip of magnetic material that is used for recording sounds, pictures or information see also magnetic tape, videotape2[countable]a cassette that contains sounds, or sounds and pictures, that have been recordeda blank tape(= a tape that has nothing recorded on it)I lent her my Bob Marley tapes.Police seized various books and tapes.3[uncountable]a long narrow strip of material with a sticky substance on one side that is used for sticking things togetheradhesive/sticky tape see also insulating tape, masking tape, Scotch tape, Sellotape4[countable, uncountable]a narrow strip of material that is used for tying things together or as a labelThe papers were in a pile, tied together with a tape. see also red tape, ticker tape5[countable]a long narrow strip of material that is stretched across the place where a race will finishthe finishing tape6[countable] = tape measure
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1 [uncountable] a long narrow strip of magnetic material that is used for recording sounds, pictures or information see also magnetic tape, videotape