tape drive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyp drahyv]
- /teɪp draɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyp drahyv]
- /teɪp draɪv/

Definitions of tape drive words

noun tape drive a program-controlled device that reads data from or writes data on a magnetic tape which moves past a read-write head. 1
noun tape drive transfers data between computer and tape 1
noun tape drive a device for reading from or writing to magnetic tape 0

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Origin of tape drive

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Tape drive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tape drive

tape drive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tape drive usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tape drive

noun tape drive

cpu — In a computer, the CPU is the part that processes all the data and makes the computer work. CPU is an abbreviation for 'central processing unit'.
disk-drive — a device that, using an access mechanism under program control, enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk.
hard disk — magnetic disk (def 1).
hard drive — hard disk drive
microcomputer — a compact computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a microprocessor and other components.

All 6 Synonyms of tape drive