videotape

1 of 2

noun

vid·​eo·​tape ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp How to pronounce videotape (audio)
: 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

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verb

videotaped; videotaping; videotapes

transitive verb

: 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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Noun
The film concludes with Henry refreshing Lucy’s memory each morning with a videotape reminding her of their love story. Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 The vignettes each have a formula: A videotape rewind through relevant events in pop culture history for each of the characters before settling on a time that proved most pivotal or illuminating for the show’s purposes. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Verb
Already in Shasta County, a hotbed of far-right nonsense, these watchers have videotaped, followed and harassed county workers so much that 10 of 21 workers in the elections office have quit, according to CalMatters. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 That's the same thing at the county, plus everything is videotaped. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for videotape 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of videotape was in 1953

Dictionary Entries Near videotape

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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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videotape

1 of 2 noun
vid·​eo·​tape ˈvid-ē-ō-ˌtāp How to pronounce videotape (audio)
: 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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