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| Subject | German | English |
| comp. | freies Band | raw tape |
| comp. | freies Band | clear band |
| comp., MS | freies Band | free tape (A tape that is available to be written to by operations such as backup or copy) |
| comp. | freies Band | blank tape |
| met. | von interstitiellen Elementen freies Band | interstitial free strip |
| met. | von interstitiellen Elementen freies Band | IF strip |