Videotape
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noun
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verb
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(As a noun)
Videotape ( noun )
A magnetic tape on which visual images and sound are recorded.
Origin:
1940s: blend of video (from latin videre "to see") and tape.
Examples:
- The footage was recorded on a VHS videotape.
- I found some old family videos on a videotape in the attic.
- The police department released the footage from the security cameras on a videotape.
- I have to rewind the videotape before watching it.
- The movie was released on DVD, but I still have the original VHS videotape.
(As a verb)
Videotape ( verb )
A magnetic tape on which visual images and sound are recorded.
Origin:
1940s: blend of video (from latin videre "to see") and tape.
Examples:
- The footage was recorded on a VHS videotape.
- I found some old family videos on a videotape in the attic.
- The police department released the footage from the security cameras on a videotape.
- I have to rewind the videotape before watching it.
- The movie was released on DVD, but I still have the original VHS videotape.