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/oh"peuhn reel'/audiotape, usually 1/4 in. (64 mm) wide, wound on a single reel and requiring a separate take-up reel for playing or recording. Also called reel-to-reel tape.[1965-70]
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open-reel tape — /oh peuhn reel / audiotape, usually 1/4 in. (64 mm) wide, wound on a single reel and requiring a separate take up reel for playing or recording. Also called reel to reel tape. [1965 70] … Useful english dictionary
reel-to-reel tape. — See open reel tape. [1975 80] * * * … Universalium
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