nouns
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"
is a type of (narrower)
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
a recording made on magnetic tape
"the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
the finishing line for a foot race
"he broke the tape in record time"
is a type of (narrower)
a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
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"
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"