round tape

<storage, jargon>

Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels.

See macrotape, opposite: square tape.

[Jargon File]

Last updated: 1996-02-03

Nearby terms:

ROTFLOL ♦ round-robin ♦ round tape ♦ round-trip time ♦ route ♦ routed

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