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View synonyms for tape drive
tape drive
noun
, Computers.
- a program-controlled device that reads data from or writes data on a magnetic tape which moves past a read-write head.
tape drive
noun
- computing a device for reading from or writing to magnetic tape
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tape drive1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
A shoebox sat beside the tape drive, filled with dozens of these cassettes.
From Literature
They face worries current storage options—primarily tape drives—will at some point stop reliably retaining data, or that hardware to read aging storage formats will become unavailable.
From Wall Street Journal
Lots of old tape drives are rugged and effective.
From Scientific American
The earlier project involved 1,500 magnetic tapes and a couple of old, broken tape drives.
From New York Times
Due to its use of storage tiering Elastic Storage automatically moves infrequently used data to less expensive low cost tape drives while storing more frequently used data on high-speed flash memory.
From Forbes
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