Feature of a tape machine or other recording device that enables specific locations to be stored, then at some later time, these locations within the recording may be recalled. For example, you may store the start of a verse as a locate point so that you can get the tape machine to wind back the start of the verse after you've recorded an overdub.Feature of some tape machines which enable a specific location on a tape to be stored, so that later, the tape machine may locate the same cue point.