Ibhande yokunamathisela, futhi ebizwaitheyiphu yedada, iyitheyiphu ezwela ukucindezela ngendwangu noma esekelwe isikwele, evame ukugqitshwa nge-polyethylene.Kunezinhlobonhlobo zokwakha zisebenzisa ama-backings ahlukene nama-adhesives, kanye negama elithi 'Ibhande yokunamathisela' ivame ukusetshenziselwa ukubhekisela kuzo zonke izinhlobo zamatheyipu endwangu anezinjongo ezihlukene.Ibhande yokunamathiselakuvame ukudideka ne-gaffer tape (eklanyelwe ukuthi ingabonisi futhi isuswe ngokuhlanzekile, ngokungafaniIbhande yokunamathisela).Okunye okuhlukile kuyiteyiphu ye-foil engashisi ukushisa (hhayi indwangu) ewusizo ekuvaleni ukushisisa namapayipi okupholisa, akhiqizwa ngenxa yokuthi itheyiphu yamapayipi evamile ayisebenzi ngokushesha uma isetshenziswa emathanjeni okufudumeza.Ibhande yokunamathiselangokuvamile i-silvery grey, kodwa iyatholakala nangeminye imibala ngisho nemiklamo ephrintiwe.
Phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, iRevolite (ngaleso sikhathi eyayiyingxenye kaJohnson & Johnson) yakha itheyipu yokunamathisela eyenziwe ngengcina esekelwe enjoloba esetshenziswa esekelweni lendwangu yedada eliqinile.Le teyiphu yayimelana namanzi futhi yayisetshenziswa njengeteyiphu yokuvala kwezinye izinhlamvu zezinhlamvu ngaleso sikhathi.
“Itheyiphu yedada” iqoshwe kusichazamazwi sesiNgisi i-Oxford njengesilokhu sisetshenziswa kusukela ngo-1899;”i-duct tape” (echazwa ngokuthi “mhlawumbe ukuguqulwa kwetheyiphu yedada”) kusukela ngo-1965.