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on tape

on tape prepositional phrase: recorded using video- or sound-recording technology.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Recorded using video- or sound-recording technology.
    • We have proof of her crime on tape.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, tape.

Questions about on tape

What does on tape mean?
On tape means recorded using video- or sound-recording technology.
What part of speech is on tape?
On tape is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on tape in the dictionary

  1. on swole
  2. on sync
  3. on tag
  4. on talking terms
  5. on tap
  6. on tape
  7. on target
  8. on task
  9. on television
  10. on tender hooks
  11. on tenterhooks

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