Iteyiphu yedathi, ikwabizwaitheyiphu yedada, lilaphu- okanye iteyiphu exhasa uxinzelelo, edla ngokugqunywa ngepolyethylene.Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zolwakhiwo olusebenzisa ii-backings ezahlukeneyo kunye nezinto zokuncamathelisa, kunye negama elithi 'iteyiphu yedathi' isoloko isetyenziselwa ukubhekisa kuzo zonke iindidi zeeteyiphu zelaphu ezahlukeneyo zeenjongo ezahlukeneyo.Iteyiphu yedathiihlala ibhidaniswa ne tape ye-gaffer (eyilelwe ukuba ingabonisi kwaye isuswe ngokucocekileyo, ngokungafaniyoiteyiphu yedathi).Olunye utshintsho yifoyile ekwaziyo ukumelana nobushushu (hayi ilaphu) iteyiphu yebhobho eluncedo ekutywineni ukufudumeza kunye nemibhobho yokupholisa, eveliswe ngenxa yokuba iteyiphu yeteyiphu eqhelekileyo iyasilela ngokukhawuleza xa isetyenziswa kwimibhobho yokufudumeza.Iteyiphu yedathingokwesiqhelo isilivere engwevu, kodwa iyafumaneka nangeminye imibala kunye noyilo oluprintiweyo.
Ngexesha leMfazwe Yehlabathi yesiBini, iRevolite (eyayiyintlukwano kaJohnson noJohnson) yavelisa iteyiphu encamathelayo eyenziwe kwirabha encamathelayo encamathele kwilaphu ledada elomeleleyo.Le teyiphu ixhathisa amanzi kwaye yayisetyenziswa njengeteyiphu yokutywina kwezinye iimeko zembumbulu ngelo xesha.
“Itheyiphu yedada” ibhalwe kwi-Oxford English Dictionary njenge ibisetyenziswa ukusukela ngo-1899;”iteyiphu ye-duct” (echazwa “njengotshintsho lweteyiphu yedada”) ukusukela ngo-1965.