Magnetic tape

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Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetisable coating on a thin plastic strip.

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Non-volatile - Storage medium - Plastic

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Nearly all recording tape is of this type, whether used for

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video with a videocassette recorder, audio storage (reel-to-reel tape, compact audio cassette, digital audio tape (DAT), digital linear tape (DLT) and other formats including 8-track cartridges) or general purpose digital data storage using a computer (specialized tape formats, as well as the above-mentioned compact audio cassette, used with home computers of the 1980s, and DAT, used for backup in workstation installations of the 1990s).

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Video - Videocassette recorder - Audio storage - Reel-to-reel tape - Compact audio cassette - Digital audio tape (DAT) - Digital linear tape - 8-track cartridge - Computer - Home computers - Backup - 1990s

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Magneto-optical and optical tape storage products have been developed using many of the same concepts as magnetic storage, but have achieved little commercial success.

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