You see a build-up of dust and lint on the take-up reel of a  tape recorder. This can cause which of the four types of tape  errors?

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Signal dropout errors and level errors. The dust and lint on the  reel will eventually get onto the tape where it can get between the  tape and the recorder’s heads.

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