magnetic-tape drive
11tape drive — /ˈteɪp draɪv/ (say tayp druyv) noun → magnetic tape unit …
12tape drive — A unit that transports, reads, and/or writes a magnetic tape …
13magnetic recording — magnetic recorder. the process of recording sound or other data on magnetic tape, wire, etc. [1940 45] * * * ▪ electronics Introduction method of preserving sounds, pictures, and data in the form of electrical signals through the selective… …
14drive — [drīv] vt. drove, driven, driving [ME driven < OE drifan, akin to Goth dreiban, Ger treiben, ON drīfa < IE base * dhreibh , to push] 1. to force to go; urge onward; push forward 2. to force into or from a state or act [driven mad] 3. to… …
15Tape recorder — For the tape systems used for computer data, see tape drive. A reel to reel tape recorder. An audio tape recorder, tape deck, reel to reel tape deck, cassette deck or tape machine is an audio storage device that records and plays back sounds,… …
16tape deck — noun electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system • Hypernyms: ↑electronic equipment • Hyponyms: ↑cassette deck • Part Holonyms: ↑audio system, ↑sound system …
17Magnetic stripe card — An example of the reverse side of a typical credit card: Green circle #1 labels the Magnetic stripe A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron based magnetic particles on a band of… …
18tape transport — noun a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder • Syn: ↑tape drive, ↑transport • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism • Part Holonyms: ↑tape deck, ↑tape recorder, ↑ …
19tape machine — noun a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape • Syn: ↑tape recorder • Derivationally related forms: ↑tape record (for: ↑tape recorder) • Hypernyms: ↑magnetic recorder …
20tape recorder — noun a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑tape machine • Derivationally related forms: ↑tape record • Hypernyms: ↑magnetic recorder • Hyponyms: ↑ …
