• Zangoose@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      The name “tapeworm” also predates the invention of tape. From what I can tell (Google search results) tape used to refer to any long, thin strip of material instead of just the sticky kind.

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        It’s still used that way. Magnetic tape (i.e. that stuff found in cassettes) isn’t sticky, either. Neither is measuring tape. In fact, the full name of the sticky stuff is “adhesive tape”, so stickiness is not a requirement for tape.

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          10 hours ago

          I grew up calling it “sticky tape.” Because we also had tape measures, various forms of magnetic tapes and plumbing tape.