The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppe a fillet. Cf. Tapestry,
   Tippet.]
   1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven
      fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied
      with tape.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve
      as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
      [1913 Webster]

   Red tape. See under Red.

   Tape grass (Bot.), a plant (Vallisneria spiralis) with
      long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish
      water; -- called also fresh-water eelgrass, and, in
      Maryland, wild celery.

   Tape needle. See Bodkin, n., 4.
      [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tape \Tape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taped; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Taping.]
   1. To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like,
      with tape; specif. (Elec.), to cover (a wire) with
      insulating tape.

   2. to record on audio tape or video tape; -- either directly,
      at the scene of the action tape, or indirectly, as from a
      broadcast of the action. "I was busy when that episode was
      on TV, but I taped it and watched it later."
      [PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tape
    n 1: a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or
         fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he
         wrapped a tape around the package"
    2: a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings
       were combined on a master tape" [syn: tape, tape
       recording, taping]
    3: the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in
       record time"
    4: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or
       metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring
       lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure"
       [syn: tape, tapeline, tape measure]
    5: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated
       with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to
       store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to
       record the interview" [syn: magnetic tape, mag tape,
       tape]
    v 1: fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the
         box"
    2: record on videotape [syn: videotape, tape]
    3: register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn:
       record, tape] [ant: delete, erase]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

tape

   1. magnetic tape.

   2. paper tape.

   (1996-05-25)