vid·eo·tape
ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp 
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotaped; videotaping; videotapes
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
Examples of videotape in a Sentence
Noun
I watched the movie on videotape.
watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital
Verb
They videotaped the baby's first steps.
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Jim McKairnes, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
While paper documents are the most common source of classified information, photographs, maps, motion pictures, videotapes, databases, microfilms, hard drives, CDs and more can be classified.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Hanken asked the judge not to allow Thursday’s court proceedings to be photographed or videotaped by members of the news media.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The show was never nominated for Emmy Awards in writing or directing categories, and won just two in total, for videotape editing and for Sanford (the first black woman to win Best Comedy Actress).
—Jim McKairnes, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
While paper documents are the most common source of classified information, photographs, maps, motion pictures, videotapes, databases, microfilms, hard drives, CDs and more can be classified.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
The sessions included male and female prostitutes, drug use, threats of violence and imprisonment in the hotel rooms where the acts were staged and videotaped.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Hanken asked the judge not to allow Thursday’s court proceedings to be photographed or videotaped by members of the news media.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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videotape
1 of 2 noun
vid·eo·tape
ˈvid-ē-ō-ˌtāp
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotape
2 of 2 verb
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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