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noun (n)

• measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  tape, tape measure
  

  source: wordnet30
• A painted tape, marked with linear dimensions, as inches, feet, etc., and often inclosed in a case, -- used for measuring.(noun)

  source: webster1913