covertape

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cover +‎ tape

Noun[edit]

covertape (plural covertapes)

  1. (historical) A cassette tape offered as a covermount, containing music or computer software.
    Coordinate term: coverdisk
    • 1996, Adie Nunn, “bands wanted for fanzine covertape”, in alt.music.uk (Usenet):
      In a couple of months I'll be putting a covertape, featuring several bands, on my fanzine 'Blind Youth'. I'm currently looking for unsigned bands/artists […]
    • 2003, Weetomuncher, “Earth Shaker (YS Covertape)”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):
      This game was an amazing Boulderdash clone/ripoff which was released on a YS [Your Sinclair] covertape in about 1991 […]
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