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English
Etymology
From cover + tape.
Noun
covertape (plural covertapes)
- (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 […]