From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmagnetic tapemagˌnetic ˈtape noun [uncountable] HPEtape on which sound, pictures, or computer information can be recorded
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magnetic tape• The transfer medium is magnetic tape.• Reams of data, miles of magnetic tape, but none of it satisfies even my own primitive appetite for answers.• A dozen flying machines and their pilots would be no more than a blip on a piece of magnetic tape.• Occasionally users still require their data on magnetic tape and so this facility remains available.• Data were downloaded on to magnetic tape for long term storage. 