| noun | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening “he used a piece of tape for a belt” |
| noun | a recording made on magnetic tape “the several recordings were combined on a master tape” |
| noun | the finishing line for a foot race “he broke the tape in record time” |
| noun | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths “the carpenter should have used his tape measure” |
| noun | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information “he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview” |
| verb | fasten or attach with tape “tape the shipping label to the box” |
| verb | record on videotape |
| verb | register electronically “They recorded her singing” |
| tape | verb | fasten or attach with tape |
| tape record | verb | record with a tape recorder |
| tape | noun | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening |
| videotape | noun | a video recording made on magnetic tape |
| record | noun | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove |
| recorder | noun | equipment for making records |
| recording | noun | the act of making a record (especially an audio record) |
| taping | noun | a recording made on magnetic tape |