ETYM as. taeppe a fillet. Related to Tapestry, Tippet.
1. A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening.
2. A narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring; SYN. tapeline, tape measure.
3. A recording made on magnetic tape; SYN. tape recording, taping.
4. The finishing line for a foot race.

1. A thin strip of polyester film coated with magnetic material that permits the recording of data. Because tape is a continuous length of data storage material and because the read/write head cannot “jump” to a desired point on the tape without the tape first being advanced to that point, tape must be read or written sequentially, not randomly (as can be done on a floppy disk or a hard disk).
2. A storage medium consisting of a thin strip of paper used to store information in the form of sequences of punched holes, chemical impregnation, or magnetic ink imprinting.

1. Recorded on tape
2. Intended for use with recording (as magnetic) tape

To fasten or attach with tape