Translation guide
A storage medium consisting of a thin magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic film. In Japanese, the term is usually expressed with the loanword マグネティックテープ or the more common 磁気テープ.
Referring to magnetic tape as a recording medium in general contexts, such as audio, video, or data storage.
The standard Japanese term for magnetic tape, used in technical and everyday contexts.
This magnetic tape contains old recordings.
The direct loanword from English, less common than 磁気テープ but understood in technical contexts.
Magnetic tape is used for long-term data storage.
Specifically referring to the compact cassette format used for audio recording and playback.
Referring to magnetic tape used for video recording, such as VHS or Betamax.
The standard term for video tape. Often shortened to ビデオ in casual speech.
This video tape contains family memories.
Specifically refers to VHS format tapes, commonly used in the past.
VHS tapes are hardly used anymore.
Magnetic tape used for data backup and archival storage in computing.
This tape doesn't play anymore.
磁気テープは大容量データの保存に適しています。
Magnetic tape is suitable for storing large amounts of data.