Definition of tapes:
(n) :
Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
(n) :
Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
(n) :
(informal, by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
(v) :
To bind with adhesive tape.
(v) :
To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
(n) :
Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.