It's duct tape. That is not open for discussion. It was invented during WWII as a general purpose adhesive tape. After the war it was used as a building material, to connect ventilation ducts. These days, better tapes exist, so duct tape has become a redneck fix-all. I have several rolls in my shop.
There is a Duck Brand tape, but even they admit that the type is duct tape. It's right there on the label.
It was never used for taping ducks. That would be cruel.
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It was "duck tape" before it was duct.
"The first material called "duck tape" was long strips of plain non-adhesive cotton duck cloth used in making shoes stronger, for decoration on clothing, and for wrapping steel cables or electrical conductors to protect them from corrosion or wear.
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Glue backed or impregnated adhesive tapes of various sorts were in use by the 1910s, including rolls of cloth tape with adhesive coating one side."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape#History
I just call it 100mph tape... :-)
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