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microtape |
1 definition found From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: microtape/mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a {DECtape}, as opposed to a {macrotape}. Apparently the term microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which of course, sounded sexier to the {marketroid}s. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's microtape" trademark. [{Jargon File}] (1995-03-16)