WordNet
n. a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: tape drive, transport]
Wikipedia
A tape transport is the collection of parts of a magnetic tape player or recorder that the actual tape passes through. Transport parts include the head, capstan, pinch roller, tape pins, and tape guide. The tape transport as a whole is called the transport mechanism.
Usage examples of "tape transport".
At the tape transport, Jack stood morose and silent, fooling with the knobs.
Annoyed by the interference, he shut off the tape transport with his remote programmer.
With a manual punch, he spelled out on the iron oxide tape the first series, and then he activated the tape transport.
When the last person arrives--that'll be Morley--we're instructed to remote activate the audio tape transport aboard the satellite, and from the tape we'll get our instructions and an explanation of what we're doing and why we're here and all the rest of that crap.