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electrical tape

American  
[i-lek-trik-uhl tayp] / ɪˈlɛk trɪk əl ˈteɪp /

noun

electrical tapes plural
  1. an adhesive tape used to insulate electrical wiring.


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Sometimes, the group said, it would see vehicles with no plates, or plates blacked out with electrical tape, or temporary paper plates that just so happened to tear off in the wind.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Robert Irwin’s ‘unlights’ make use of fluorescent tubes, colored gels, electrical tape — and not a spark of electricity at the gallery Kayne Griffin.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

And she used electrical tape to cover the lights on the electronics, “otherwise it would have looked like a flashing Christmas egg.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

So they opened up their Steam Deck and stacked four little strips of electrical tape atop that same place inside the shell — right behind the fan.

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2022

And behind that was a composite toolbox, the opening of the lid sealed with black electrical tape.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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