videotape.
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.
Meaning & usage
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.
Synonym of videocassette (“cassette containing videotape”).
Where this word comes from
From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.
to make a recording of something on videotape
To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.
Where this word comes from
From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.
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