A narrow strip of flexible material graduated with markings to indicate a specific type of measure such as arithmetic, geometric, metric, or the like. All tapes are used principally in measuring distances and dimensions too long to be measured by a ruler, are usually enclosed into a case with accommodations for rewinding and may or may not have a ring at one end. Includes dressmaker tapes to heavy-duty types sometimes called surveyor's chains, usually mounted in reels with holding handles.
Classification: Dis calculators, slide rulers and other mathematical calculating instruments
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