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magnetic tape

medium used to store data in the form of magnetic fields
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magnetic tape

Summary

magnetic tape ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (972 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • magnetic tape is a type of recording medium[2].
  • magnetic tape is a type of machine-readable medium[3].
  • magnetic tape is a type of magnetic memory[4].
  • magnetic tape is a type of product[5].
  • magnetic tape's Commons category is recorded as Magnetic tapes[6].
  • magnetic tape comprises magnetic particle[7].
  • magnetic tape's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magnetic tapes[8].
  • magnetic tape's used by is recorded as magnetic stripe card[9].
  • magnetic tape's used by is recorded as compact cassette[10].
  • magnetic tape's used by is recorded as reel-to-reel audio tape[11].
  • magnetic tape's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/ontology/mo/MagneticTape[12].
  • magnetic tape's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10003156[13].
  • magnetic tape's derivative work is recorded as compact cassette[14].
  • magnetic tape's derivative work is recorded as magnetic stripe card[15].
  • magnetic tape's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include recording medium[2], machine-readable medium[3], magnetic memory[4], and product[5].

Use and Application

magnetic tape comprises magnetic particle[7]. Recorded used by include magnetic stripe card[9], compact cassette[10], and reel-to-reel audio tape[11].

Why It Matters

magnetic tape ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (972 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → magnetic particle
    Subclass of → recording medium, machine-readable medium, magnetic memory +1
    Derivative work → compact cassette, magnetic stripe card
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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