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Ribbon of plastic coated with magnetic material (such as ferric oxide) and available in several standard widths (half-inch being the most common) usually in cassettes. Used in audio, video, and data storage (primarily for backup), it provides only sequential (serial) data access unlike magnetic and optical disks which provide random access.
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magnetic tape is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security subject.
magnetic tape appears in the definitions of the following terms: digital audio tape (DAT), digital linear tape (DLT), media conversion and bits per inch (BPI)
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