"tape guard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tape guards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tape guard (plural tape guards)
  1. A tab on a video cassette door to hold the tape in the staging position.
    Sense id: en-tape_guard-en-noun-o8A~yGPr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "tape",
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tape guard"
}

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      ],
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        ],
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