record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
track running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
bureaucratic procedure red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape Scotch tape Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
cinder track | a racetrack paved with fine cinders |
dirt track | a racetrack that is not paved |
duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
laugh track | prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show |
magnetic tape mag tape tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
racetrack racecourse raceway track | a course over which races are run |
railroad track railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening, he used a piece of tape for a belt, he wrapped a tape around the package |
tape tape recording taping | a recording made on magnetic tape, the several recordings were combined on a master tape |
tape tapeline tape measure | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths, the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
tape cartridge | a cartridge containing magnetic tape, for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems |
tape deck | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers), a component in an audio system |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
tape recorder tape machine | a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape |
track cart track cartroad | any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |
track rail rails runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
track | a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
track | a groove on a phonograph recording |
track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
track caterpillar track caterpillar tread | an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground |
tramline tramway streetcar track | the track on which trams or streetcars run |
inside track | a favorable position in a competition, the boss's son had the inside track for that job |
lead track trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution, the police are following a promising lead, the trail led straight to the perpetrator |
cut track | a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc, he played the first cut on the cd, the title track of the album |
track meet | a track and field competition between two or more teams |
track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
tape | the finishing line for a foot race, he broke the tape in record time |
inside track | the inner side of a curved racecourse |
path track course | a line or route along which something travels or moves, the hurricane demolished houses in its path, the track of an animal, the course of the river |
track star | a star runner |
broad-leaved plantain common plantain white-man's foot whiteman's foot cart-track plant Plantago major | common European perennial naturalized worldwide, a troublesome weed |
tape grass eelgrass wild celery Vallisneria spiralis | submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves, Old World and Australia |
paper tape | a long narrow strip of paper |
ticker tape | a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written |
track-to-track seek time | (computer science) the time it takes for a read write head to move to an adjacent data track |