We can't rewind the tape and do the last two years again.

BBC: The triple A versus the triple dip

Let me rewind the tape where I said I would refer you to the Department of Education, which is here in Washington, D.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefings

That makes it possible not just to skip to any point of a taped show in a split-second, but also to rewind live television: because hard disks are so fast, they can tape and play back at the same time.

ECONOMIST: Taking the ads out of television