Definitions for tape drive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tape drive, tape transport, transport(noun)

    a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

Wiktionary

  1. tape drive(Noun)

    A cassette drive.

  2. tape drive(Noun)

    A reel-to-reel tape machine for computers.

  3. tape drive(Noun)

    A tape cartridge interface for computers that reads and/or writes to a tape.

  4. tape drive(Noun)

    A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.


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