"covertape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: covertapes [plural]
Etymology: From cover + tape. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cover|tape}} cover + tape Head templates: {{en-noun}} covertape (plural covertapes)
  1. (historical) A cassette tape offered as a covermount, containing music or computer software. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-covertape-en-noun-SkYUzKAX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: coverdisk"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, Adie Nunn, “bands wanted for fanzine covertape”, in alt.music.uk (Usenet):",
          "text": "In a couple of months I'll be putting a covertape, featuring several bands, on my fanzine 'Blind Youth'. I'm currently looking for unsigned bands/artists […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Weetomuncher, “Earth Shaker (YS Covertape)”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):",
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        [
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        ],
        [
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          "covermount"
        ],
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "software",
          "software"
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        "(historical) A cassette tape offered as a covermount, containing music or computer software."
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