square tape
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square tape - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :
square tape
<storage> Mainframe magnetic tape cartridges for use with
IBM 3480 or compatible tape drives; or QIC tapes used on
workstations and microcomputers. The term comes from the
square (actually rectangular) shape of the cartridges;
contrast round tape.
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