Tapes
/ˈteɪps/noun
Plural of tape; narrow strip material used for fastening, recording, or other purposes.
Did you know?English tape comes from a word for a narrow strip of fabric, ultimately from Old English tæppe/tæppa, and its later link to recording came only after magnetic tape made sound something you could physically bind.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
tæppe
“a strip or band of cloth”
Middle English
ME
tape
“a narrow strip of fabric or ribbon”
16th Century
Dutch/Germanic
tape
“a narrow band or ribbon, reinforced through continental Germanic use”
20th Century
English
tape
“magnetic tape used for recording sound or images”
Modern English
English
tapes
“plural of tape; strips of material or recording media”