square up

v 1: make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a

file" [syn: {square}]

2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: {jog},

{even up}]

3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the

argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {determine}]

square tape

{Mainframe} magnetic tape cartridges for use with

{IBM 3480} or compatible tape drives; or {QIC} tapes used on

{workstation}s and {microcomputer}s. The term comes from the

square (actually rectangular) shape of the cartridges;

contrast {round tape}.

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