<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler and used to measure distance . </P> <P> It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fibre glass, or metal strip with linear - measurement markings . It is a common measuring tool . Its design allows for a measure of great length to be easily carried in pocket or toolkit and permits one to measure around curves or corners . Today it is ubiquitous, even appearing in miniature form as a keychain fob, or novelty item . Surveyors use tape measures in lengths of over 100 m (300 + ft). </P>

Is a tape measure the same as a ruler