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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