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Meanings of tape in English
Measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths.
Portuguese
fitas magnéticas Catalan
cinta magnètica 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.
Usage of tape in English
1
We therefore devised a new measuring tape-based method for determining vertebral level.
2
Mono versus stereo; CD quality, cassette tape quality, or cell phone quality
3
You agree to sell the company today and this tape will disappear.
4
Thus, we usually used transobturator tape in the treatment of stress incontinence.
5
The excess of red tape seems to be a particularly European problem.
6
Some receive no long-term treatment; others are caught up in red tape.
7
Alas nowadays health and safety and ludicrous red tape has hampered stuntsters.
8
Kate held up a clear plastic envelope sealed with red evidence tape.
9
Planetary information, very few espionage-type data; just a tape of the battle.
10
Major British trade delegation in Egypt, but will the red tape end?
11
Police marked off the scene with a crime scene tape on Sunday.
12
Go, Matthew; seek the parchment and the notes: tied with red tape.
13
The pair said they had to overcome red tape along the way.
14
The tape appeared recent because the London bombings took place in July.
15
If asked what I actually said, I can just play the tape.
16
I've listened to that tape at least twenty times, heard her voice.
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United States of America
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Australia
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Canada
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