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Videotape definition

vĭdē-ō-tāp
videotaped videotapes videotaping
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A relatively wide magnetic tape used to record visual images and associated sound for subsequent playback or broadcasting.
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A magnetic tape on which electronic impulses, as of the video and audio portions of a TV program, can be recorded for later playing.
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A video recording on videotape.
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To record (an event, for example) on videotape.
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To make a recording on videotape.
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To record on videotape.
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A magnetic tape used for recording full-animation video images. The most widely used videotape format was the 1/2" VHS cassette. VHS made earlier videotape formats obsolete for both entertainment and training, but it too, became obsolete after DVDs became popular. See VHS.
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To make a recording of something on videotape.
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Singular:
videotape
Plural:
videotapes

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Videotape Sentence Examples

  • Hmm. Too bad you didn't videotape her, so she could see for herself.

  • Another approach that can be used to confirm the diagnosis is to audiotape or videotape the child at home or in another less stressful setting.

  • It's all shot on videotape, with mostly hand-held cameras, in real locations.

  • When you think you're done with a routine, videotape the completed dance.

  • They are watching the original videotape of MULDER's regression hypnosis about Samantha.

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