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Meaning of "scratch tape" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRATCH TAPE

scratch tape  [skrætʃ teɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRATCH TAPE

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scratch 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 SCRATCH TAPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scratch tape

Scratch tape

In data processing, a scratch tape is a magnetic tape that is used for temporary storage and can be reused or erased after the completion of a job or processing run. During the early years of computing, when magnetic tape was the primary form of mass storage, many programs, notably sorting routines, required such temporary storage.

Definition of scratch tape in the English dictionary

The definition of scratch tape in the dictionary is a magnetic tape that is used for temporary storage, which may be erased and re-used.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRATCH 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 SCRATCH TAPE

scratch
scratch ´n´ sniff
scratch and sniff
scratch file
scratch mark
scratch pad
scratch paper
scratch race
scratch score
scratch sheet
scratch test
scratch together
scratch video
scratchback
scratchboard
scratchbuild
scratchbuilder
scratchbuilt
scratchcard
scratcher

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRATCH TAPE

adhesive tape
cassette tape
correction 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 scratch tape in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scratch tape» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRATCH TAPE

Find out the translation of scratch tape to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scratch 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 «scratch tape» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

划痕胶带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinta vacía
570 millions of speakers

English

scratch tape
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खरोंच टेप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشريط الصفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

царапина лента
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fita do zero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ক্র্যাচ টেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bande de travail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pita calar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitsband
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スクラッチテープ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스크래치 테이프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngeruk tape
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீறல் டேப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्रॅच टेप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çizik bant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nastro scratch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taśma na zarysowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подряпина стрічка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bandă zero
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταινία μηδέν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kras band
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scratch tejp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scratch tape
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scratch tape

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRATCH TAPE»

The term «scratch tape» is used very little and occupies the 185.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRATCH TAPE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRATCH TAPE»

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Logical Approaches to Computational Barriers: Second ...
The action consists of moving the head right, moving the head left, writing on the output tape, writing on the scratch tape, erasing on the scratch tape, or a combination of these actions. Note that we may not erase on the output tape; this is to ...
Arnold Beckmann, 2006
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Operator's Manual: AN/USM-465A Test Set, Digital Card Tester ...
(27) Enter • Printer will type on paper tape: >A > --- TAPE TEST --- PLEASE INSERT A WRITE ENABLED SCRATCH TAPE NOW . TYPE EXECUTE WHEN READY. 'WWWWWWWWWWWWVWWV (28) Remove system software tape. (29) Insert ...
‎1989
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Subrecursive Programming Systems: Complexity and Succinctness
The scratch tape is simplest to deal with, since its tape alphabet does not depend on the machine being simulated. We choose an constant mo (independent of p, x , and t) so that all the symbols in the tape alphabet of TMp's scratch tape can be ...
James S. Royer, John Case, 1994
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University of Michigan Executive System for the IBM 7090 ...
THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL TAPE NUMBERS IS AS FOLLOWS- 1 Al (SYSTEM MASTER TAPE) 2 B2 (SCRATCH TAPE) 3 B3 (SCRATCH TAPE) 4 A4 (SCRATCH TAPE) 5 A3 (SYSTEM OUTPUT TAPE ...
University of Michigan Computing Center, 1964
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Practical VCR Repair
Once you've determined that the VCR operates without damaging a scratch tape, you can proceed with a known, good-quality commercial cassette, such as a movie, for further testing and alignments. We'll cover this in Chapter 7. You'll want  ...
Dave Ronan, 1994
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Mvs Jcl In Plain English
MVS asks the operator to mount a scratch tape. This means the operator is free to mount any tape at all. At most sites, the operators have a group of tapes set aside to use in such cases. This group of tapes is known as a pool of scratch tapes.
Donna Kelly, Donna Kelly & Jim Harding, 2002
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University of Michigan Executive System for the IBM 7090 ...
1 Al (SYSTEM MASTER TAPE) 2 B2 (SCRATCH TAPE) 3 B3 (SCRATCH TAPE) 4 A4 (SCRATCH TAPE) 5 A3 (SYSTEM OUTPUT TAPE - PUNCHED OUTPUT) 6 A3 (SYSTEM OUTPUT TAPE - PRINT OUTPUT) 7 Bl (SYSTEM INPUT TAPE) B ...
University of Michigan Computing Center, 1965
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The Pillars of Computation Theory: State, Encoding, ...
One worktape will serve as the SCRATCH TAPE on which M∗ will extract from the configuration Ci of M that is currently being processed the arguments needed to determine M's next nondeterministic move. These arguments are M's internal ...
Arnold L. Rosenberg, 2009
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Computer Performance Evaluation Users Group (CPEUG): ...
Scratch Tape Mount Time This is a measure of the time between a request for a non-specific scratch tape and the satisfaction of that mount request by an operator. Both the request and the volume recognition message can be found on the ...
Computer Performance Evaluation Users Group, Computer Performance Evaluation Users Group. Meeting, Harold Joseph Highland, 1980
10
Computability in Context: Computation and Logic in the Real ...
We wipe clean the scratch tape area, and search for the <e'th least element of the ordering. We may do this by simply guessing a least element on a scratch tape, and then continually revising our guess <e-downwards each time we find a ...
S. Barry Cooper, Andrea Sorbi, 2011

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRATCH TAPE»

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Tape Decks Hacked So You Can Scratch Cassettes Like They're …
In the video above, audio nerd Jeremy Bell demonstrates his invention, the ScrubBoard, which allows him to scratch tapes with his hands as if they are records. «Gizmodo, Oct 14»

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