tape drive

tape drive

English

Noun

tape drive (plural tape drives)

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

Derived terms

• cassette tape drive

Related terms

• floppy drive

Translations

computing: cassette drive

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Finnish: nauha-asema (fi), kasettiasema (fi) Russian: please add this translation if you can

computing: reel-to-reel tape machine

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Finnish: nauha-asema (fi) Russian: please add this translation if you can

computing: tape cartridge interface

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Finnish: nauha-asema (fi) Russian: please add this translation if you can

drive mechanism

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Finnish: takaisinkelaus Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• predative