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tape tree

tape tree noun: a network for distributing content not aired/distributed locally between enthusiasts and fans of the material, copying on home VCRs and passing new tapes to further nodes of the network.

Noun

tape tree (plural tape trees)

  1. (slang) A network for distributing content not aired/distributed locally between enthusiasts and fans of the material, copying on home VCRs and passing new tapes to further nodes of the network.

tape tree meaning in Tamil

tape tree in Tamil

நாடா மரம், யூஸ் நெட் இசைச்செய்திக் குழுக்களிலும்

Forms of tape tree

pluraltape trees

Origin of tape tree

From tape (“videotape”) + tree. From being a branching distribution network for passing videotaped content.

Questions about tape tree

What does tape tree mean?
Tape tree means a network for distributing content not aired/distributed locally between enthusiasts and fans of the material, copying on home VCRs and passing new tapes to further nodes of the network.
What is tape tree in Tamil?
Tape tree in Tamil is நாடா மரம், யூஸ் நெட் இசைச்செய்திக் குழுக்களிலும். See Tape tree meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tape tree?
Tape tree is a noun.
What is the plural of tape tree?
The plural of tape tree is tape trees.

Words near tape tree in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tape tree (page history and authors); tape tree (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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