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electrical tape

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[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

It was all held together with electrical tape, pipe clamps, bungee cords — and probably a healthy dose of hubris.

From The Verge Mar. 9, 2021

After pulling a length of the cable out and stripping the ends, she fiddled with a roll of electrical tape until Vogel arrived.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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