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tape drive

tape drive noun: a cassette drive.

Noun

tape drive (plural tape drives)

  1. (historical) A cassette drive.
  2. (historical) A reel-to-reel tape machine for computers.
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  3. A cartridge-based interface for computers that reads from and/or writes to a tape.
  4. A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.

tape drive meaning in Tamil and Marathi

tape drive in Tamil

நாடா இயக்ககம்

tape drive in Marathi

computing: tape cartridge interface
टेप ड्राइव्ह ṭep ḍrāivha
computing: cassette drive
टेप ड्राइव्ह ṭep ḍrāivha
computing: reel-to-reel tape machine
टेप ड्राइव्ह ṭep ḍrāivha

Forms of tape drive

pluraltape drives

Questions about tape drive

What does tape drive mean?
Tape drive means a cassette drive.
What is tape drive in Tamil?
Tape drive in Tamil is நாடா இயக்ககம். See Tape drive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tape drive?
Tape drive is a noun.
What is the plural of tape drive?
The plural of tape drive is tape drives.

Words near tape drive in the dictionary

  1. tape decks
  2. tape delay
  3. tape delays
  4. tape dispenser
  5. tape dispensers
  6. tape drive
  7. tape drives
  8. tape echo
  9. tape echoes
  10. tape gag
  11. tape gags

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