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
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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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Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
The producer said Trump’s remarks were captured on videotape because producers of the show wanted to document the decision-making behind the game show to counter possible claims that the contest was rigged.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 27 June 2024
All interrogations are now fully videotaped, Kenny said, and most identifications are now made not with lineups but with photo arrays.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Instead, De León clung to his seat — despite persistent protests in City Hall chambers, the loss of his committee assignments and his physical altercation with a critic that was captured on videotape.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
The producer said Trump’s remarks were captured on videotape because producers of the show wanted to document the decision-making behind the game show to counter possible claims that the contest was rigged.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Verb
Another defendant, Abdulkarim Farah, accompanied Ali and videotaped her dropping off the money, according to the indictment.
—Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 27 June 2024
All interrogations are now fully videotaped, Kenny said, and most identifications are now made not with lineups but with photo arrays.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 6 Jul. 2024.
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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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