MACROTAPE

Meaning of MACROTAPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ /mak'roh-tayp/ n. ]

An industry-standard reel of tape. Originally, as opposed to a DEC microtape; nowadays, as opposed to modern QIC and DDS tapes. Syn. round tape .

Jargon File English vocabulary. Английский словарь жаргона. 2012

MACROTAPE — < storage > /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape , as opposed to a microtape . See also round …
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STORAGE — Small Outline DIMM Advanced Intelligent Tape square tape secondary storage track AT Attachment Packet Interface Andrew File System Hot Fix …
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ROUND TAPE — < storage , jargon > Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape , opposite: …
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MICROTAPE — < hardware , storage > /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape , as opposed to a macrotape . Apparently …
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MAGNETIC TAPE — < storage > (Or "magtape", "tape" - paper tape is now obsolete) A data storage medium consisting of a magnetisable …
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FLAP — 1. < storage , jargon > To unload a DECtape (so it goes flap, flap, flap). Old-time hackers at MIT …
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BANANA LABEL — The labels often used on the sides of macrotape reels, so called because they are shaped roughly like blunt-ended bananas. …
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ROUND TAPE — Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape , oppose square tape .
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FLAP — 1. [obs.] To unload a DECtape (so it goes flap, flap, flap ... ). Old-time hackers at MIT tell of …
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BANANA LABEL — The labels often used on the sides of macrotape reels, so called because they are shaped roughly like blunt-ended bananas. …
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