tape transport vs tape drive

tape transport and tape drive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tape transport	Yes	No	No	No
tape drive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tape transport and tape drive are synonyms defined as:

tape transport and tape drive: a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

Other synonyms of tape transport include transport.

tape transport (noun)	tape drive (noun)
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder	a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder