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tape transport

tape transport noun: the motorized or mechanical system in a recorder or player that moves magnetic tape evenly across the read/write heads.

Noun

tape transport (plural tape transports)

  1. The motorized or mechanical system in a recorder or player that moves magnetic tape evenly across the read/write heads.

Forms of tape transport

pluraltape transports

Questions about tape transport

What does tape transport mean?
Tape transport means the motorized or mechanical system in a recorder or player that moves magnetic tape evenly across the read/write heads.
What part of speech is tape transport?
Tape transport is a noun.
What is the plural of tape transport?
The plural of tape transport is tape transports.

Words near tape transport in the dictionary

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

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