Definition of "magnetic tape" []

• A plastic tape coated with iron oxide for use in magnetic recording. (noun)

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• "I have listened to the magnetic tape from the minature Japanese tape recorder so that I could reconstruct these wild minutes back on the ground."
• "In 1947, Ampex Corporation sold its first Ampex Model 200 audio tape recorders as a viable commercial product, aided by the 3M Corporation, which created the crucial magnetic tape medium for the recorders."