Duct tape is a vinyl, fabric-reinforced, multi-purpose pressure sensitive tape with a soft and tacky pressure sensitive adhesive. It is generally silver or black in color but many other colors have recently become available. With a standard width of , duct tape was originally developed during World War II in 1942 as a water resistant sealing tape for ammunition cases. This is when it was first created, as Duck tape, due to the revolutionary waterproof features. It is also commonly referred to as 'duct tape', which is the 'nickname' as Duck Tape is now a copyrighted brand. See http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html for more detail. Permacel, then a division of Johnson & Johnson, used a rubber-based adhesive to help the tape resist water and a fabric backing to add strength. It was also used to repair military equipment quickly, including jeeps, firearms, and aircraft because of these properties.

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