cassette videotape recorder
1Videotape — An assortment of video tapes A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced… …
2recorder — noun 1) he put a cassette in the recorder Syn: tape recorder, cassette recorder; VCR, videocassette recorder, videotape recorder; DVD recorder, digital recorder 2) a recorder of rural life Syn: record keeper, archivist, annalist …
3cassette — ► NOUN ▪ a sealed plastic case containing audio tape, videotape, film, etc., for insertion into a recorder, camera, etc. ORIGIN French, little box …
4Videotape format war — The videotape format war was a period of intense competition or format war of incompatible models of video cassette recorders (VCR) in the late 1970s and the 1980s. It has gone down in marketing history as a classic example of technological… …
5videotape — [[t]vɪ̱dioʊteɪp[/t]] videotapes, videotaping, videotaped also video tape 1) N UNCOUNT Videotape is magnetic tape that is used to record moving pictures and sounds to be shown on television. 2) N COUNT A videotape is the same as a video cassette.… …
6videotape — n. cassette for the recording or viewing of amateur or professional motion pictures on a television screen; film designed for viewing on a VCR (video cassette recorder) v. record motion pictures on a video tape, film with a video camera …
7cassette — noun a sealed plastic unit containing a length of audio tape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder, playback device, etc. Origin C18: from Fr., dimin. of casse (see case2) …
8Videocassette recorder — VCR redirects here. This article is about videocassette recorders in general. For other uses of VCR , including the Philips VCR ( N1500 ) video format, see VCR (disambiguation). The videocassette recorder (or VCR, more commonly known in the UK… …
9video cassette recorder — noun a videotape recorder which allows for play back through or recording from a television set, the videotape being held in a video cassette. Compare video cassette player. Also, VCR …
10video recorder — noun : videotape recorder herein * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : vcr * * * ˌvideo caˈssette recorder [video cassette recorder] …
