How to sign: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
"he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview";
Similiar / Same: magnetic tape, mag tape
Categories: memory device, storage device
Within this category: audiotape, cassette tape, magnetic stripe, videotape
How to sign: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
"the carpenter should have used his tape measure";
Similiar / Same: tapeline, tape measure
Categories: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system