"tapeless" meaning in English

See tapeless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From tape + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tape|less}} tape + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tapeless (not comparable)
  1. Without tape (adhesive product). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tapeless-en-adj-Kr5rjIM3
  2. (electronics) Not using or requiring the medium of tape, such as audio or video tape. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tapeless-en-adj-cwmxZ2ZJ Categories (other): Electronics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tapeless workflow
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