tape transport

English Thesaurus

1. a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	mechanism,
definition	:	device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	tape deck,
definition	:	electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	tape machine, tape recorder,
definition	:	a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape (noun.artifact)