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tape safe

tape safe noun: a safe for the storage of backups on computer tape.

Noun

tape safe (plural tape safes)

  1. A safe for the storage of backups on computer tape.
    • The first step in providing protection is the placement of a tape safe within the data center tape library.1974, Barbara N Weaver, Wiley L Bishop, The Corporate Memory
    • Ten days elapsed before the demolition crew found the tape safe ... They had, however, saved all the forty tapes in the tape safe.1983, Adrian R D Norman, Computer Insecurity

Forms of tape safe

pluraltape safes

Questions about tape safe

What does tape safe mean?
Tape safe means a safe for the storage of backups on computer tape.
What part of speech is tape safe?
Tape safe is a noun.
What is the plural of tape safe?
The plural of tape safe is tape safes.

Words near tape safe in the dictionary

  1. tape players
  2. tape recorder
  3. tape recorders
  4. tape recording
  5. tape recordings
  6. tape safe
  7. tape safes
  8. tape transport
  9. tape tree
  10. tape trees
  11. tape up

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