covertape

English

Etymology

From cover +‎ tape.

Noun

covertape (plural covertapes)

1. (historical) A cassette tape offered as a covermount, containing music or computer software.

   Coordinate term: coverdisk

   • 1996, Adie Nunn, “bands wanted for fanzine covertape”, in alt.music.uk (Usenet):

     In a couple of months I'll be putting a covertape, featuring several bands, on my fanzine 'Blind Youth'. I'm currently looking for unsigned bands/artists […]

   • 2003, Weetomuncher, “Earth Shaker (YS Covertape)”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):

     This game was an amazing Boulderdash clone/ripoff which was released on a YS [Your Sinclair] covertape in about 1991 […]