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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

magnetic tape

Magnetic tape (or just 'tape') storage is backing store which uses plastic tape coated on one side with magnetic material. Digital information is stored on the tape as a set of parallel tracks, which are written or read simultaneously.

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backing storezip drivereadwritedigital audio tape (DAT)backuparchive
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