"correction tape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: correction tapes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} correction tape (countable and uncountable, plural correction tapes)
  1. An opaque white tape that can be placed against paper and transferred by pressure in order to blank out a mistake; an alternative to correction fluid that does not need time to dry. Wikipedia link: correction tape Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Tippex [UK], whiteout [US], Twink [New-Zealand] Translations (opaque tape): 塗改帶 (Chinese Cantonese), 涂改带 (alt: tou⁴ goi² daai³⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 改錯帶 (Chinese Cantonese), 改错带 (alt: goi² co³ daai³⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 修正帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 修正带 (xiūzhèngdài) (Chinese Mandarin), korjausnauha (Finnish), ruban correcteur [masculine] (French), tipex [masculine] (French), Korrekturroller [masculine] (German), 화이트 (hwaiteu) (Korean), 수정테이프 (sujeongteipeu) (Korean), corretor [masculine] (Portuguese), корректи́рующая ле́нта (korrektírujuščaja lénta) [feminine] (Russian), корре́ктор-ле́нта (korréktor-lénta) [feminine] (Russian), корре́ктор-ро́ллер (korréktor-róller) [masculine] (Russian), cinta correctora [feminine] (Spanish), típex [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-correction_tape-en-noun-ogVYwuXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for correction tape meaning in English (3.3kB)

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      "word": "塗改帶"
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      "sense": "opaque tape",
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      "sense": "opaque tape",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "opaque tape",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "corretor"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "opaque tape",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cinta correctora"
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