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magnetic tape
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medium used to store data in the form of magnetic fields
Magnetic tape is a storage medium that records data by creating patterns of magnetic fields on a strip of material, similar to how old cassette tapes stored music. It has been important for storing large amounts of information in computers and other devices throughout modern history.
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Within Vinony's link graph, magnetic tape is referenced by 999 other articles, and connects out to DV, Betacam and database.
Vinony files it under 1928 in Germany, 1928 in science and Audio storage.
Its subject is documented across 60 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Magnetic tapes
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- Category:Magnetic tapes
- used by
- reel-to-reel audio tape
- derivative work
- magnetic stripe card
- ACM Classification Code (2012)
- 10003156
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
7-inch reel of ¼-inch-wide audio recording tape, typical of consumer use in the 1950s–70s
Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic storage made of a thin, magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic film. It was developed in Germany in 1928, based on the earlier magnetic wire recording from Denmark. Devices that use magnetic tape can record and play back audio, visual, and digital computer data.
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