A device used to record data directly onto magnetic tape. It consists of a tape drive,keyboard,control and logic circuit,and occasionally other input devices such as paper tape readers.

• 将数据直接记录到磁带上去的一种装置，由磁带机、键盘、控制和逻辑电路组成，有时也包括其它输入设备，如纸带阅读机。