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blank tape

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noun

  1. magnetic tape that has no recorded sound or image, as an unused or erased tape.


Example Sentences

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I remember you could take a blank tape and dub a game onto it.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Every time their song Mr Brightside came on my cassette radio, I would record it on this blank tape.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2021

After 20 minutes of blank tape, suddenly he heard the exchange between Lennon and Martin and another attempt at bringing “Julia” to fruition.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2018

The brothers shot the dimly lit “This Is John,” about a man struggling to record a coherent answering machine message, for just $3 — the cost of a blank tape.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2018

Three-quarter inches of blank tape is written by giving either the MWA or MWB order.

From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation

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