Definition of videotape
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videotape
[
vid
-ee-oh-teyp ]
/ ˈvɪd i oʊˌteɪp /
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noun
magnetic tape
on which the electronic impulses produced by the
video
and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from
audiotape
).
verb (used with object),
vid·e·o·taped,
vid·e·o·tap·ing.
to record (programs, etc.) on videotape.
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Origin of
videotape
OTHER WORDS FROM videotape
vid·e·o·tap·er,
noun
Words nearby
videotape
videoporn
,
video record
,
videorecorder
,
video referee
,
video screen
,
videotape
,
videotape recorder
,
video telephony
,
videotex
,
videotext
,
video vérité
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Words related to
videotape
feature film
,
flick
,
cinema
,
talkie
,
picture
,
show
,
motion picture
,
film
,
cartridge
,
copy
,
log
,
register
,
list
,
mark
,
file
,
report
,
post
,
document
,
celluloid
,
screenplay
Example sentences from the Web for
videotape
He sends the analysis back to the manufacturers, which can also opt for a
videotape
of the bears’ rigorous testing process.
These Bears Have a Job, and It’s Destroying Coolers
|
Emma Walker
|
October 9, 2020
|
Outside Online
Among the evidence recovered: A
videotape
of two Sena children having sex with the family dog.
The Father Who Made His Kids Have Sex With a Dog
|
John L. Smith
|
December 16, 2014
|
DAILY BEAST
I think the first obvious thing we can do is
videotape
every police interaction—body cams, in-car cameras—you name it.
Untruth and Consequences in Ferguson
|
Matt Lewis
|
October 25, 2014
|
DAILY BEAST
The
videotape
added nothing new to our knowledge, but it added mightily to our emotional knowledge.
When a Picture Is Too Powerful
|
Jeff Greenfield
|
September 15, 2014
|
DAILY BEAST
I made Sex, Lies, and
Videotape
, then I made five movies in a row that nobody saw.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh
|
Andrew Romano
|
August 1, 2014
|
DAILY BEAST
August 18 is the 25th anniversary of Sex, Lies, and
Videotape
.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh
|
Andrew Romano
|
August 1, 2014
|
DAILY BEAST
The reports also commented on the replacement of the traditional letter by
videotape
as the preferred method of communication.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
|
Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for
videotape
video tape
noun
magnetic tape used mainly for recording the vision and sound signals of a television programme or film for subsequent transmission
verb
video-tape
to record (a programme, film, etc) on video tape
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