Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tape"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tape \Tape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Taping}.]
To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like, with
tape; specif. (Elec.), to cover (a wire) with insulating
tape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppe a fillet. Cf. {Tapestry},
{Tippet}.]
1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven
fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied
with tape.
2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve
as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
{Red tape}. See under {Red}.
{Tape grass} (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis}) with
long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish
water; -- called also {fresh-water eelgrass}, and, in
Maryland, {wild celery}.
{Tape needle}. See {Bodkin}, n., 4.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tape
n 1: a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or
fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he
wrapped a tape around the package"
2: a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings
were combined on a master tape" [syn: {tape recording}, {taping}]
3: the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in
record time"
4: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or
metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for
measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his
tape measure" [syn: {tapeline}, {tape measure}]
5: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated
with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or
to store computer information; "he took along a dozen
tapes to record the interview" [syn: {magnetic tape}, {mag
tape}]
v 1: fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the
box"
2: record on videotape [syn: {videotape}]
3: register electronically [syn: {record}] [ant: {erase}]
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