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microtape

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)