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Meaning of "correction tape" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORRECTION TAPE

correction tape  [kəˈrekʃən teɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORRECTION TAPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Correction tape is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORRECTION TAPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Correction tape

Correction tape is an alternative to correction fluid used to correct mistakes during typing, or, in some forms, handwriting. One side of the tape, which is placed against the error, is coated in a white, opaque masking material. Pressure applied to the other side of the tape transfers this material to the paper. Correction tape in its current form was invented by Japanese stationery product manufacturer Seed in 1989 and quickly spread throughout the world.

Definition of correction tape in the English dictionary

The definition of correction tape in the dictionary is a tape that is used in the same way as correcting fluid. You retype a passage with an error in it using the correction tape; the tape obliterates the error; you than type out the correct version.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORRECTION TAPE


ape
eɪp
audiotape
ˈɔːdɪəʊteɪp
cape
keɪp
crepe
kreɪp
drape
dreɪp
escape
ɪˈskeɪp
gape
ɡeɪp
grape
ɡreɪp
inchtape
ˈɪntʃteɪp
landscape
ˈlændˌskeɪp
nametape
ˈneɪmˌteɪp
pape
peɪp
pretape
priːˈteɪp
rape
reɪp
retape
ˌriːˈteɪp
scrape
skreɪp
Sellotape
ˈsɛləˌteɪp
shape
ʃeɪp
tape
teɪp
videotape
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌteɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORRECTION TAPE

correa
correct
correctable
correctible
correcting fluid
correcting tape
correction
correction fluid
correctional
correctional officer
correctioner
correctitude
corrective
correctively
correctly
correctness
corrector
correctory

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORRECTION TAPE

adhesive tape
cassette tape
demo tape
digital audio tape
duct tape
etape
gaffer tape
grip tape
insulating tape
magnetic tape
masking tape
master tape
measuring tape
mix tape
paper tape
red tape
Scotch tape
steel tape
sticky tape
ticker tape
video tape

Synonyms and antonyms of correction tape in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «correction tape» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORRECTION TAPE

Find out the translation of correction tape to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of correction tape from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «correction tape» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

修正带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinta de corrección
570 millions of speakers

English

correction tape
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुधार टेप
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تصحيح الشريط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коррекция ленты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fita corretiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংশোধন টেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bande de correction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pita pembetulan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korrekturband
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

修正テープ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수정 테이프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koreksi tape
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng sửa chữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருத்தம் டேப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुधारणा टेप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düzeltme bandı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nastro di correzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taśmy korekcyjnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корекція стрічки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bandă corecție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διορθωτική ταινία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

korreksie band
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

korrigeringstejp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korreksjon tape
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of correction tape

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORRECTION TAPE»

The term «correction tape» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.441 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORRECTION TAPE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about correction tape

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORRECTION TAPE»

Discover the use of correction tape in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to correction tape and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Surveying Handbook
Russell Charles Brinker Roy Minnick. by inexperienced surveyors, but obviously they cannot be disregarded. In SI units the coefficient of thermal expansion of steel is 0.00001 16 per unit length per degree C. The corrections can be plus or ...
Russell Charles Brinker, Roy Minnick, 1995
2
The Shostakovich Wars
Correction Tape In A Shostakovich Casebook, Fay calls attention to shadow lines in two recycled passages in the Moscow typescript that she interprets as ' correction tape' intended to hide 'a temporal reference that would allow a reader to ...
Allan B. Ho, Dmitry Feofanov
3
Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology: Volume 5 - ...
The output bromide line-numbered print from the filmsetter would be read; all error lines would be rekeyed and punched in line sequence on a correction tape. The original tape and the correction tape would then be input to a tape-merge unit ...
Jack Belzer, Albert G. Holzman, Allen Kent, 1976
4
Popular Science
One of the fastest selling paper-tape offshoots is type-correction tape that carries a soft white coating in place of adhesive. Type the wrong word and you need only back up and type it again through the tape. The white coating covers every ...
5
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
The daisy wheel and ball-element correctable portables designed for the home or small business generally use the same one-time-use carbon film ribbon and lift -off correction tape that you find on office models. Many portables can operate ...
6
Glossary of Mapping Science
correction; length correction; temperature correction (1); tension correction. tape, instantaneous-reading - A surveyor's tape on which the foot mark is repeated at each subdivision. Thus, such a tape divided into tenths of a foot would have the ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
7
Plane Surveying
.0.8). The mistakes or blunders are the gross errors, and can easily be identified before any tape correction is applied for the systematic errors (cf. Sec. 2.4). The gross errors in taping may be due to: 1 . the displacement of arrows, 2. the ...
A M Chandra, 2007
8
Small-area Data Notes
A correction tape has now been issued which can be used to substitute corrected codes on all files. A copy of the correction tape has been sent to every user who purchased neighborhood characteristics sample tapes from the Census Bureau.
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1973
9
Elements of Surveying
The effect of the correction, that is, whether it is plus or minus, depends upon the type of correction. Tape length and temperature variations may be in either direction from a normal or standard. However, the horizontal and vertical ...
10
Splinting the Hand and Upper Extremity: Principles and Process
Apply direct downward pressure; then smooth for good contact. Figure 13-7 Kinesio taping for carpal tunnel syndrome. A, Position the hand in tolerable active wrist extension. Apply correction tape (l-cut tape with all the stretch taken out of the ...
MaryLynn A. Jacobs, Noelle Austin, Noelle M. Austin, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORRECTION TAPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term correction tape is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bouncin' Around: Fun with typewriters
This was back in the days when you had to use an eraser to correct mistakes (no Liquid Paper or correction tape yet) and if you rubbed a little ... «Pampa News, Jul 15»
2
Shopping for vintage, modern and more at new Martin & Brockett
... reflected off of holographic paper, and Molly Scranton's collages of typewriter correction tape intriguingly placed over images are on view. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
LA Galaxy to honor Los Angeles Unified School District Saturday
... Highlighters, Pair of Safety Scissors, Eraser(s), Manual Pencil Sharpener, Ruler, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Correction Tape and Calculator. «LA Galaxy, Jun 15»
4
Mortgage broker fudged loan terms using cut-and-paste hijinks …
A Lowell mortgage broker forged official documents by cutting-and-pasting signatures and using “correction tape” as means to alter loan fees ... «Boston Business Journal, May 15»
5
In praise of the art of keyboarding
... year of high school, it made my career – taken on the nifty technology of the time, an IBM Selectric with built-in correction tape. Noah balked. «Albany Times Union, Apr 15»
6
Little brains plus big Internet equals scared parent
I mean if you had correction tape you were lucky and probably royalty! I would have killed for a backspace option! While the Internet has ... «ChicagoNow, Apr 15»
7
Cut-and-paste
Or that white strip or correction tape we typed over to make wrong letters disappear altogether. Cut-and-paste is convenient. It speeds up the ... «Philippine Star, Apr 15»
8
With new branded correction tape, you'll be making mistakes on …
That's right, this correction tape isn't for correcting your mistake so much as it is for making your paper look pretty. Though we're not sure if ... «RocketNews24, Mar 15»
9
Local YouTubers make video parody of #SG50ShadesOfGrey puns
... white fluid came bursting out of the tip. I should have stuck to correction tape. ... I should have stuck to correction tape." YouTube screengrabs. «AsiaOne, Mar 15»
10
Philadelphia Public League tending to another boys' basketball …
... 12 — as they attempt to shape their state tournament brackets — need to find an eraser or some correction tape or use their delete key. «PennLive.com, Feb 15»

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