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Component used for magnetic tape playback and recording
A tape head is a type of transducer used in tape recorders to convert electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and vice versa. They can also be used
Tape_head
Device used to clean the heads of magnetic tape drives, such as video or audio players
A tape head cleaner is a substance or device used for cleaning the record and playback heads of a magnetic tape drive found in video or audio tape machines
Tape_head_cleaner
1998 studio album by King's X
Tape Head is the seventh studio album by American rock band King's X, released in 1998 via Metal Blade Records. A music video was made for the song "Fade"
Tape_Head
Analog videocassette recording format
analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by JVC. It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period of the 1980s
VHS
Magnetic audio tape recording format
cassette tape, officially named the Compact Cassette, and also known as audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording
Cassette_tape
Machine for recording sound onto magnetic tape
An audio tape recorder, also known as a tape deck, tape player, tape machine, or simply a tape recorder, is a sound recording and reproduction device
Tape_recorder
Audio recording using magnetic tape spooled on open reels
the tape is placed on a spindle or hub. The end of the tape is manually pulled from the reel, threaded through mechanical guides and over a tape head assembly
Reel-to-reel audio tape recording
Reel-to-reel_audio_tape_recording
Magnetic tape data storage technology
Linear Tape-Open (LTO), also known as the LTO Ultrium format, is a magnetic tape data storage technology used for backup, data archiving, and data transfer
Linear_Tape-Open
Mechanism that guides tape through a device
include the head, capstan, pinch roller, tape pins, and tape guide. The tape transport as a whole is called the transport mechanism. The tape head is the part
Tape_transport
Data storage device
A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape. Magnetic-tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival
Tape_drive
Adapter to allow playback of external sources through a tape player
having magnetic tape, the adapter uses (typically) a writing tape head similar to the reading tape head on a cassette deck. The adapter's head connects to
Cassette_adapter
Form of physical media
works with tape moving from one reel to another while being read by a tape head. The design was first made for audio formats but then expanded into video
Cassette_(format)
Japanese consumer electronics brand
single tape head. The three-head mechanism allowed higher quality reproduction as well as the ability to hear a recording in progress - as the tape traveled
Nakamichi
Data storage technologies that use magnetic tape
Magnetic-tape data storage is a system for storing digital information on magnetic tape using digital recording. Commercial magnetic tape products used
Magnetic-tape_data_storage
Computation model defining an abstract machine
mechanically operates on a tape. On this tape are symbols, which the machine can read and write, one at a time, using a tape head. Operation is fully determined
Turing_machine
English rock band
tempos. At Courtyard Studios, On a Friday recorded the Manic Hedgehog demo tape, named after an Oxford record shop. In late 1991, Colin happened to meet
Radiohead
Magnetic tape used for storing video and sound simultaneously
and stationary heads would require extremely high tape speeds, in most cases, a helical-scan video head rotates against the moving tape to record the data
Videotape
Magnetic tape sound recording format
The 8-track tape (formally Stereo 8; commonly called eight-track cartridge, eight-track tape, and eight-track) is a magnetic-tape sound-recording technology
8-track_cartridge
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up tape in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tape or Tapes may refer to: Tape is long, narrow, thin strip of material usually used to stick things
Tape
Musical instrument
causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. As the key is released, the tape is retracted by a spring to
Mellotron
Device for recording video and audio on magnetic tape
A video tape recorder (VTR) is a tape recorder designed to record and play back video and audio material from magnetic tape. The early VTRs were open-reel
Video_tape_recorder
Primitive programming language created in 1964
"word") operates on a tape configuration consisting of a given initial tape together with the position of the head. Each tape square contains a value
P′′
Pornographic film of famous people
A celebrity sex tape is typically an amateur pornographic video recording involving one or more famous people which has, intentionally or unintentionally
Celebrity_sex_tape
American rock band
moved to Metal Blade Records in 1998. Their first album under the label, Tape Head, signaled a new era for the band. They modified their creative methods
King's_X
American audio and video recorder and storage media company
the tape layer wound on top of it (resulting in dropout), or being scraped off and deposited on the tape heads while lifting the head off the tape, degrading
Ampex
Adjustment to ensure that the tape head is correctly aligned to read the tape
In a video tape recorder, tracking is a calibration adjustment which ensures that the spinning playback head is properly aligned with the helical scan
Video_tape_tracking
High end hifi cassette deck
the azimuth of the replay head to minimize apparent head skew and correctly reproduce the treble signal present on the tape. The system allows the correct
Nakamichi_Dragon
Keyboard instrument
effects. When the musician presses a key, a pressure pad pushes the tape against a tape head, and a pinch roller beneath the key pulls it forward into storage
Chamberlin
Magnetic tape-based format for audio
to play pre-recorded tapes in cars. The tape is arranged in an infinite loop that traverses a central hub and crosses a tape head, usually under a pressure
Stereo-Pak
Philippine government agency
The Anti–Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is a Philippine government agency mandated to ensure ease of business among all agencies of the Philippine government
Anti–Red_Tape_Authority
magnetic patterns on tape, a tape head For reading magnetic patterns on a disk platter, the read head located on the disk read-and-write head For reading printed
Receiver_(information_theory)
Practice of intentionally delaying a live broadcast
Pennsylvania, introduced a tape delay system consisting of an external playback head, which was spaced far enough away from the record head to produce a six-second
Broadcast_delay
Undecidable decision problem introduced by Emil Post
contents of the tape. The current state of the finite-state machine which operates the tape head. The current position of the tape head on the tape. Although
Post_correspondence_problem
Representation of sound, typically as an electrical voltage
as a microphone, musical instrument pickup, phonograph cartridge, or tape head. Loudspeakers or headphones convert an electrical audio signal back into
Audio_signal
Additional tape recorder tape head to improve performance
A cross-field head, sometimes referred to as X-field, is an additional recording head in a tape recorder that improves the ability to record high-frequency
Cross-field_head
Cassette player maintenance tool
with a head cleaning tape wound on the spools and a magnetic disc mounted above the head cleaner tape. When the deck "plays" the cassette, the tape cleans
Cassette_demagnetizer
Type of adhesive tape
Duct tape or duck tape is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape, often coated with polyethylene. A variety of constructions exist using different
Duct_tape
Type of adhesive tape
Box-sealing tape, parcel tape, packing tape, or shipping tape is a pressure-sensitive tape used for closing or sealing corrugated fiberboard boxes. It
Box-sealing_tape
American artist and musician (born 1947)
In 1977, she created a tape-bow violin that uses recorded magnetic tape on the bow instead of horsehair and a magnetic tape head in the bridge. In the
Laurie_Anderson
Vertical axis rotating machine used to control or apply force to a cable
and other magnetic tape audio devices utilize a device called a capstan to draw the tape from the cassette or reel across the tape head. It functions similarly
Capstan_(nautical)
Theoretical model of computation
for a given state and symbol under the tape head, specifies three things: the symbol to be written to the tape (it may be the same as the symbol currently
Nondeterministic Turing machine
Nondeterministic_Turing_machine
Tape machine for playing and recording audio compact cassettes
A cassette deck is a type of tape machine for playing and recording audio cassettes that does not have a built-in power amplifier or speakers, and serves
Cassette_deck
Special arrangement of permanent magnets
orientation process replicates that applied by a magnetic recording tape head to the magnetic tape coating during the recording process. The principle was further
Halbach_array
Proof by Alan Turing
to the right and move tape to left, or move tape head right L, LEFT : look to the left and to move tape right, or move tape head left E, ERASE scanned
Turing's_proof
Data recording made of plastic film
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
Magnetic_tape
Device that converts energy from one form to another
relative physical motion to and from electrical signals Tape head, disk read-and-write heads – converts magnetic fields on a magnetic medium to and from
Transducer
Recording of sound and playing it back
tape head, which impresses corresponding variations of magnetization on the moving tape. In playback mode, the signal path is reversed, the tape head
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound_recording_and_reproduction
Method of recording high-frequency signals on magnetic tape
drives. With this technique, magnetic tape heads (or head chips) are placed on a rotating head drum, which moves the heads at high speed by due to its high
Helical_scan
Magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback
PlayTape is a 1⁄8 inch (3.2 mm) audiotape format and mono or stereo playback system introduced in 1966 by Frank Stanton. It is a two-track system, and
PlayTape
Type of magnetic tape cartridge
An endless tape cartridge is a tape cartridge or cassette that contains magnetic audio tape that can be played in an endless loop, without the need to
Endless_tape_cartridge
Tape recorder brand
"Dub-A-Tape" capable of feeding two different tapes through the same tape head assembly and, in the process, recording a duplicate of a tape. (The master
Dokorder
First practical, commercially successful analog recording video tape
(also called 2" quad video tape or quadraplex) was the first practical and commercially successful analog recording video tape format. The format uses 2-inch-wide
Quadruplex_videotape
Horizontal angle from north or other reference cardinal direction
denoted by θ rather than φ. For magnetic tape drives, azimuth refers to the angle between the tape head(s) and tape. In sound localization experiments and
Azimuth
Mode of magnetic tape deterioration
squeaking sounds, and the tape will leave dusty, rusty particles on the guides and heads. In some cases, particularly with digital tapes, the symptoms are more
Sticky-shed_syndrome
Digital audio cassette format developed by Sony
Digital Audio Tape (DAT or R-DAT) is a discontinued digital recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987. In appearance it is
Digital_Audio_Tape
Small, movable part of a disk drive
coating. Inductive heads use the same element for both reading and writing. The heads themselves started out similar to the heads in tape recorders, simple
Disk_read-and-write_head
Recording of data on a magnetizable medium
form of tape, with the tape in its blank form being initially demagnetised. When recording, the tape runs at a constant speed. The writing head magnetises
Magnetic_storage
Hypothetical computing devices
combines two actions: incrementing the contents of the current tape cell and moving the tape head by one position. In BF, this combined operation is split into
Turing_machine_equivalents
Attempt by the BBC to record television onto magnetic tape
frequencies, a tape must move rapidly with respect to the recording or playback head. The frequencies used by video signals are so high that the tape/head speed
Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus
Vision_Electronic_Recording_Apparatus
Electrical transformer with rotating parts
from the electronics of the VCR or other tape drive to the fast-moving tape heads carried on the rotating head drum; a rotary transformer is ideal for
Rotary_transformer
Music aesthetic
professional contexts. "Tape saturation" and "saturation distortion" alternately describe the harmonic distortion that occurs when a tape head approaches its limit
Lo-fi_music
1973 song by Bruce Springsteen
instead of 'deuce', 'cos of the technical process—a faulty azimuth due to tape-head angles, and it meant we couldn't remix it. Warners in America said, 'You've
Blinded_by_the_Light
Magnetic tape format introduced by IBM in 1964
9-track tape is a format for magnetic-tape data storage, introduced with the IBM System/360 in 1964. The 1⁄2 inch (12.7 mm) wide magnetic tape media and
9-track_tape
Audio cassette format
magnetic tape as the Compact Cassette but in a cassette roughly one quarter the size. By using thinner tape and half or a quarter the tape speed, microcassettes
Microcassette
Use of a variation in angle between two recording heads on magnetic tape
recording heads that are recording data so close together on magnetic tape that crosstalk would otherwise likely occur. Normally, the head is perpendicular
Azimuth_recording
Form of electroacoustic music
are often modified through the application of audio signal processing and tape music techniques, and may be assembled into a form of sound collage. It can
Musique_concrète
Device which records and plays back audio-visual media
television or other AV sources and can play back the recording from the tape. The use of a VCR to record a television program to play back at a more convenient
Videocassette_recorder
Digital audio tape format
The Digital Audio Stationary Head or DASH standard is a reel-to-reel, digital audio tape format introduced by Sony in early 1982 for high-quality multitrack
Digital_Audio_Stationary_Head
Technology that records, stores, and reproduces sound
reel-to-reel tape in either 1/4, 1/2, or 1-inch widths, with the audio data being recorded to the tape using a multi-track stationary tape head. PCM adaptors
Digital_audio
Tape delay effect machine
The Echoplex is a tape delay effects unit, first made in 1959. Designed by engineer Mike Battle, the Echoplex set a standard for the effect in the 1960s;
Echoplex
13+3⁄4 in (350 mm) deep. Like the 3M Cantata 700, the player moves the tape head between cartridges and, as in other Fidelipac players, between the four
Rowe_Customusic
American audio technology inventor (1902–1994)
cartridge without threading the tape. These more compact cartridges do not require any bottom spare for the tape head assembly. That would inspire George
Bernard_Cousino
Echo-like effect
the tape delay to make it more reliable and robust, with reduced tape wear and noise, wow, and flutter, additional controls, and additional tape heads. Different
Delay_(audio_effect)
Background music system and tape format
vertically and counter rotate during operation. After passing over the tape head, the tape loops over a roller in the cartridge to change its direction back
Cantata_700
Audio cassette format
Mini-Cassette does not use a capstan drive system; instead, the tape is propelled past the tape head by the reels. This is mechanically simple and allows the
Mini-Cassette
1970s - 1990s Educational Toy
The tape head in the player could play any of the four parallel tracks, based on which button was pressed. Playing a 2-XL tape in a standard tape player
2-XL
Device that records and plays back samples
musicians used tape replay keyboards, which store recordings on analog tape. When a key is pressed the tape head contacts the moving tape and plays a sound
Sampler_(musical_instrument)
American rock band
Narrow Head to be a fusion of emo and 1990s alternative rock such as My Bloody Valentine, Hum and Nirvana. They released their debut demo tape on May
Narrow_Head
Digital audio recording format
VHS, the head is stationary and the tape moves in linear direction relative to the head. Like analog audio tapes, the heads use half of the tape width in
Digital_Compact_Cassette
formats (such as the Microcassette) by the integrated tape counter index, showing the amount of tape available. Microcassette Mini-Cassette Picocassette
Steno-Cassette
Type of mechanical seal
sealing joints in plumbing Oakum Plumber's putty Thread seal tape (plumber's tape) Head gasket Ozone cracking Polymer degradation Vacuum flange Wills
Gasket
Color-coded length-based tape measure that is used for pediatric emergencies
Broselow Tape effectively, the child must be lying down. Use one hand to hold the red end of the tape, so it is even with the child's head. (Remember:
Broselow_tape
Irish-Australian television series
Mix Tape is a romance television miniseries starring Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess, which premiered on Binge on 12 June 2025. It is adapted from the novel
Mix_Tape_(miniseries)
Audio compact cassettes use magnetic tape of three major types which differ in fundamental magnetic properties, the level of bias applied during recording
Compact Cassette tape types and formulations
Compact_Cassette_tape_types_and_formulations
Storage technology
and reliability benefits compared to tape-based media include the elimination of friction-induced media and tape-head wear and shedding, and a humidity-proof
Optical_Disc_Archive
Magnetic tape sound recording format used in broadcasting
Fidelipac, commonly known as a "NAB cartridge" or simply "cart", is a magnetic tape sound recording format, used for radio broadcasting for playback of material
Fidelipac
Sound recording on magnetic tape
magnetic tape used for storing audio. Information stored can be in the form of either an analog or digital signal. Audiotape can be used in various tape recorders
Audiotape
Tape cassette format developed by Grundig
so a user could view the tape from both sides of the cassette. The cassette has openings for the tape head and the erase head, as well as for the capstan
DC-International
Analog audio signal processing device
slight offsets caused by various mixing effects and, to a lesser extent, tape-head misalignment; studio reverb or naturally decaying reverb is a prime example
Haeco-CSG
Technique that improves the fidelity of analogue tape recorders
Tape bias is the term for two techniques, AC bias and DC bias, that improve the fidelity of analogue tape recorders. DC bias is the addition of direct
Tape_bias
Device used in sexual situations
effective gag. To better secure the tape, a long strip of tape can be wrapped around the lower part of the person's head. A strip from ear to ear under the
Gag_(BDSM)
1986 studio album by Wild Willy Barrett & Two-Names
scratching sound on "Jack O' Diamonds" is a tape of Two-Names singing in the bath dragged across a tape-head. Once the album had been recorded, Barrett
Organic_Bondage
Audio cassette format developed by Sony
for Non-Tracking, meaning the head does not precisely follow the tracks on the tape. Instead, the head moves over the tape at approximately the correct
NT_(cassette)
Magnet used to produce a magnetic field in a device
detector MRI scanner Particle accelerator Read/write head Relay Solenoid Stepping switch Tape head Wikimedia Commons has media related to Field magnet
Field_magnet
Hypothetical computing device
A multi-tape Turing machine is a variant of the Turing machine that uses several tapes. Each tape has its own head for reading and writing. Initially,
Multitape_Turing_machine
a gunshot wound to the head is treated by paramedics. Tape subject: Bryce Walker, for raping Hannah in his hot tub. 13 13 "Tape 7, Side A" Kyle Patrick
List of 13 Reasons Why episodes
List_of_13_Reasons_Why_episodes
Concept in the philosophy of mathematics
machine tape as "a linear 'tape', (potentially) infinite in both directions." To access memory on the tape, a Turing machine moves a read head along it
Actual_and_potential_infinity
Magnetic tape data storage format developed by IBM
The 3480 tape format is a magnetic tape data storage format developed by IBM. The tape is one-half inch (13 mm) wide and is packaged in a 4 in × 5 in
IBM_3480_family
Music genre that uses electronic instruments
musicians used tape replay keyboards, which store recordings on analog tape. When a key is pressed the tape head contacts the moving tape and plays a sound
Electronic_music
Fisher Price portable audio player
eject the tape. Winding the tape into a Compact Cassette, the recording is playing backwards. The lower two tracks were not used. The tape head is bottom
Pocket_Rockers
TAPE HEAD
TAPE HEAD
Girl/Female
African, Egyptian, German
Green
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name TÄta, possibly a short form of various compound names with the obscure first element tÄt, or else a nursery formation. This surname is common and widespread in Britain; the chief area of concentration is northeastern England, followed by northern Ireland.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Name of a River in India
Boy/Male
Finnish, Hindu, Indian
A Name of River; Warm
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northern), North German, Dutch, and French
English (mainly northern), North German, Dutch, and French : nickname for someone with a severe or pompous manner or perhaps a pageant name for someone who had played the part of a pope or priest, from Middle English pope or Old French pape ‘pope’, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pape ‘priest’, Old French pape ‘pope’. Compare Papa.German : nickname from a baby word for ‘father’. Compare Baab.
Girl/Female
Australian, Japanese
Many Love
Boy/Male
Muslim
Tale
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name Tæppa, of uncertain origin and meaning.German : from a short form of the Germanic name Theudobrand, composed of the elements theodo- ‘people’ + brand ‘sword’.North German : nickname for a clumsy person or a simpleton, from Middle Low German tappe ‘oaf’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : metonymic occupational name for the owner of a tavern or a nickname for a drinker, from Low German tappe ‘tap’.German : variant of Tapp.English : variant spelling of Tapp.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish, Japanese, Portuguese
Man; God of the Forests; Man of Rome
Boy/Male
Danish, Dutch, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Day
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Finnish, German, Indian, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
To be Cheerful; Great; Measure of Land; Great Talker
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of a river
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Finnish, Irish, Scandinavian
Light Hearted; Cheerful; Pleasant and Bright; Brings Joy; Bright; Great; Measure of Land
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, TATE means "cheerful."
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian American Irish Native American
Cheerful.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Penance; To Burn; Shine; Suffer
Girl/Female
English Scandinavian Anglo Saxon Irish
Brings joy.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gaëtan, GAËTANE means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
TAPE HEAD
TAPE HEAD
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Believing in One God
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Veiled; Concealed
Girl/Female
Latin American Polish Russian Swedish Shakespearean
Small.
Girl/Female
Indian
Messenger from God
Female
Babylonian
, consort to Alala; sister of Tammuz.
Boy/Male
English American
Derived from one of three Old German names, meaning: district, traveler, or peaceful pledge.
Girl/Female
Indian
Hundred thousand Lakh = million
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Gift achievement
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese
Thunder; Upright
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Lebanese, Netherlands, Norse, Swedish, Swiss
Bitter; Sea of Bitterness; A Combination of Marie and Anne; Rebelliousnesses Wished for Child; A Blend of Marie Star of the Sea and Anne; Star of the Sea
TAPE HEAD
TAPE HEAD
TAPE HEAD
TAPE HEAD
TAPE HEAD
v. t.
To commit rape upon; to ravish.
n.
A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope.
n.
A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.
v. i.
To gape.
v. t.
To make or cause to taper.
v. t.
To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
a.
To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to tame the pride or passions of youth.
v. i.
To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take.
n.
A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
a.
Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.
v. t.
To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
v. t.
To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies.
v. t.
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
superl.
Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird.
superl.
Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery.
v. i.
To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
v. t.
To ascertain or mark the tare of (goods).
v. i.
Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a.
v. t.
To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.