mag tape

American

[mag] / mæg /

noun

Computers.

a magnetic tape used for recording data.

mag tape British

noun

informal short for magnetic tape

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Etymology

Origin of mag tape

mag, by shortening of magnetic

Example Sentences

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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.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2016

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