open-reel tape: Meaning and Definition of

o'pen-reel tape"

Pronunciation: (ō'pun-rēl"), [key]
  1. audiotape, usually in. (64 mm) wide, wound on a single reel and requiring a separate take-up reel for playing or recording. Also called
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