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Usage notes
As the two terms duct tape and duck tape are pronounced practically identically except in careful speech, either may be used. Note, however, that Duck® tape is a registered trade mark.
Noun
duct tape (uncountable)
- A generally gray waterproof tape used for many purposes, and possessing nearly mythic status in American culture. It is no longer used for constructing duct-work, as building codes require a special heat-proof tape and the technology of ductwork has moved on.
#: Son, it�s time you learned to use the family duct tape.
Verb
to duct tapetransitive
- to use duct tape in order to tape one object to another
See also
duck tape
gray tape
fi:duct tape
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