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mag tape

[mag]

noun

Computers.

  1. a magnetic tape used for recording data.

mag tape

noun

  1. informal,  short for magnetic tape

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mag tape1

mag, by shortening of magnetic
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I was at IBM in Colorado, and we were pumping out printers and mag tape while HP was doing the same just a few miles away.

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