(1) A length of unrecorded tape used to thread the tape onto the tape drive.
(2) A line of dots or dashes used to draw the eye across the printed page, such as in a table of contents.
(2) A line of dots or dashes used to draw the eye across the printed page, such as in a table of contents.
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