mag tape

[ mag ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a magnetic tape used for recording data.

mag tape

noun

1. informal.
   short for magnetic tape

Word History and Origins

Origin of mag tape¹

mag, by shortening of magnetic

Example Sentences

I was at IBM in Colorado, and we were pumping out printers and mag tape while HP was doing the same just a few miles away.

From New York Times