Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information
paper strip on which a telegraphic stock ticker prints a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written
Ticker tape consists of long narrow strips of paper on which information such as stock exchange prices is printed by a machine. In American cities, people sometimes throw ticker tape from high windows as a way of celebrating and honouring someone in public. A half million people watched the troops march in New York's ticker tape parade. The paper strip on which a telegraphic ticker prints