"streaming tape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: streaming tapes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} streaming tape (plural streaming tapes)
  1. (computer hardware) A data storage technology using magnetic tape where the tape is in constant motion while reading or writing data.

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