videodisc
noun
vid·eo·disc
ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌdisk 
variants
or videodisk
1
: a disc similar in appearance and use to a phonograph record on which programs have been recorded for playback on a television set
also
: optical disk
2
: a recording (as of a movie) on a videodisc
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His assignment was to develop software for RCA’s SelectaVision videodisc project.
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After the cassette, Mr. Ottens worked on an unsuccessful videodisc project before shifting to the CD.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
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New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
After the cassette, Mr. Ottens worked on an unsuccessful videodisc project before shifting to the CD.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
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videodisc
noun
vid·eo·disc
variants
or videodisk
1
: a disc similar to a phonograph record on which programs have been recorded for playback on a television set
also
: optical disk
2
: a recording (as of a movie) on a videodisc
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