tape

n.

1. A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.
2. A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.
3. A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.
4. 1. A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.
   2. A recording made on magnetic tape.
5. A tape measure.

v., taped, tap·ing, tapes.

v.tr.

1. 1. To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape.
   2. To bind together (the sections of a book) by applying strips of tape to.
2. To measure with a tape measure.
3. To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape.

v.intr.
To make a recording on magnetic tape.

[Middle English, from Old English tæppe.]

tapeable tape'a·ble adj.
tapeless tape'less adj.

1. Strip of magnetized plastic used in the recording of audio signals (audio tape) and video signals (videotape).

2. Record on audio or videotape.

3. Casual reference to a cash register receipt.

1. Service that reports prices and size of transactions on major exchanges; also called ticker tape because of the sound made by the machine that printed the tape before the process was computerized.

2. Service of Dow Jones and other news wires.

3. Magnetic computer storage medium. It is much the same as ordinary tape-recorder tape, and some personal computers can store information on ordinary cassette tapes. Tape is cheaper than Disks but slower to record and access.

v

Definition: stick together with material
Antonyms: loosen, unfasten, unglue, unstick, untape

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1. See joint tape.
2. See taping strip.
3. See tape measure.
4. See friction tape.
5. See thermoplastic insulating tape.
6. See thermoplastic protective tape.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bånd, bændel, strimmel, lydbånd, målebånd, telegrafstrimmel, tape, isolerbånd, målsnor
v. tr. - måle, optage på bånd, samle med klisterbånd
v. intr. - optage

idioms:

• have a person taped    optage en person på bånd
• tape deck    båndoptager/afspiller
• tape measure    målebånd
• tape recorder    båndoptager
• tape up    tape sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
(geluids-/casette-/ video)band, lint, een (band)opname maken, vastplakken

Français (French)
n. - bande, cassette, bande magnétique, vidéocassette, enregistrement, ruban, ruban adhésif, bande de téléscripteur, (gén) mètre ruban, (Cout) mètre de couturière, mètre enrouleur
v. tr. - enregistrer, attacher, coller
v. intr. - mesurer

idioms:

• have taped    savoir ce que vaut (qn), connaître (qch) comme sa poche
• tape deck    platine cassette
• tape measure    (gén) mètre ruban, (Cout) mètre de couturière, mètre enrouleur
• tape recorder    magnétophone
• tape up    recoller avec du scotch, recoller qch avec

Deutsch (German)
n. - Band, Klebeband, Tonband, Bandmaß, Zielband
v. - ankleben, anbinden, mit Band versehen, auf Band sprechen, aufnehmen, messen

idioms:

• have taped    (coll) jdm durchschaut haben, etwas im Griff oder unter Kontrolle haben
• tape deck    Tapedeck
• tape measure    Bandmaß, Meßband
• tape recorder    Tonbandgerät
• tape up    (mit Klebeband) zukleben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταινία, κορδέλα, μαγνητοταινία
v. - μαγνητοφωνώ, στερεώνω ή δένω με κορδέλα

idioms:

• have a person taped    καταλαβαίνω, ξέρω τι καπνό φουμάρει κάποιος
• tape deck    (τεχνολ.) κασετόφωνο, μαγνητόφωνο
• tape measure    μετροταινία, μεζούρα
• tape recorder    μαγνητόφωνο
• tape up    στερεώνω με ταινία

Italiano (Italian)
registrare, sigillare, misurare, registrare su nastro, nastro, nastro adesivo

idioms:

• have a person taped    inquadrare qualcuno
• tape deck    registratore
• tape measure    metro a nastro
• tape recorder    registratore
• tape up    incollare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fita (f), cadarço (m), trena (f), fita (f) adesiva
v. - colocar fita, amarrar com fita

idioms:

• have a person taped    conhecer bem as intenções de alguém (gír.)
• tape deck    tape deck (m) (parte de um toca-fitas onde a fita magnética é inserida)
• tape measure    fita métrica
• tape recorder    gravador (m) de fita
• tape up    cobrir de fita adesiva

Русский (Russian)
узкая магнитная лента для электронной записи; запись на такую ленту, измерительная лента, сантиметр, рулетка, записать кого-л. на магнитофон- ную/видео-ленту, магнитофон- ная/видео-кассета

idioms:

• have a person taped    записать кого-л. на магнитофон- ную/видео-ленту, вполне знать человека
• tape deck    магнитофон
• tape measure    измерительная лента, сантиметр, рулетка
• tape recorder    магнитофон
• tape up    обвязать предмет лентой для упаковки

Español (Spanish)
n. - cinta, esparadrapo, cinta magnetofónica, cintilla, galón
v. tr. - pegar con cinta adhesiva, atar con cinta, medir con cinta, registrar en cinta magnetofónica
v. intr. - pegar con cinta adhesiva, atar con cinta

idioms:

• have taped    comprender totalmente
• tape deck    platina de casete
• tape measure    cinta métrica, metro
• tape recorder    grabador, grabadora, magnetofón
• tape up    sujetar con cinta adhesiva, vendar, reparar o cerrar con cinta adhesiva

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tejp, band
v. - spela in, tejpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
带子, 线带, 磁带, 狭布条, 以带子绑起, 录音, 测量, 用磁带录音

idioms:

• have a person taped    摸清某人的底细
• tape deck    走带装置, 磁带驱动器
• tape measure    卷尺
• tape recorder    录音机
• tape up    以胶带粘上

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 帶子, 線帶, 錄音帶, 狹布條
v. tr. - 以帶子綁起, 錄音, 測量
v. intr. - 用錄音帶錄音

idioms:

• have a person taped    摸清某人的底細
• tape deck    走帶裝置, 磁帶驅動器
• tape measure    卷尺
• tape recorder    錄音機
• tape up    以膠帶粘上

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 끈, 테이프
v. tr. - ~에 테이프를 달다, 테이프를 묶다
v. intr. - (줄자로) 재다, 테이프에 녹음하다

idioms:

• have a person taped    (사람, 사태 등을) 간파하다
• tape up    테이프로 묶다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - テープ, 接着テープ, 絶縁テープ, 巻き尺
v. - テープでくくる, テープをはる, テープに録音する, 包帯を巻く

idioms:

• insulating tape    ブラックテープ
• tape deck    テープデッキ
• tape measure    巻尺
• tape recorder    テープレコーダー
• tape up    起こす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شريطه, شريط (فعل) يسجل على شريط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רצועה, רשמקול, סרט מגנטי להקלטה, סרט, סרט-מידה, שרוך, מגלול, סרט דביק, קלטת‬
v. tr. - ‮קשר, שרך, חבש, הדביק, מדד, סימן שטח (ע"י סרט)‬
v. intr. - ‮הקליט על סרט מגנטי‬

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tape	Tape Backup
Tape Recorder	Tape Deck