English Explanatory Dictionary

tape tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A network for distributing content not aired/distributed locally between enthusiasts and fans of the material, copying on home VCRs and passing new tapes to further nodes of the network.

Word forms

tape tree tape trees

Etymology

From tape (“videotape”) + tree. From being a branching distribution network for passing videotaped content.

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