1) Backup device 2) Magnetic device 3) Tape-based computer storage 
A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape. Magnetic tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and long archival stability. A tape drive provides sequential access storage, unlike a disk drive, which provides random access storage....
A storage device that uses a long strip of magnetic tape.
[n] - a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
tape transport noun a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder