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videos

[vid-ee-oh] Origin

vid·e·o

[vid-ee-oh]
noun
1.
Television.
a.
the elements of television, as in a program or script, pertaining to the transmission or reception of the image (distinguished from audio).
b.
the video part of a television broadcast.
2.
Informal. videotape.
3.
Informal. television: She is a star of stage and video.
4.
a program, movie, or the like, that is available commercially on videocassette.
adjective
6.
of or pertaining to the electronic apparatus for producing the television picture: video amplifier.
7.
of or pertaining to television, especially the visual elements.
8.
of or pertaining to videocassettes, videocassette recorders, music video, etc.: a video shop.
9.
pertaining to or employed in the transmission or reception of television pictures.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Origin:
1930–35; < Latin vidē(re) to see + -o as in audio
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Word Origin & History

video
1935, as visual equivalent of audio, from L. video "I see," first person singular present indicative of videre "to see" (see vision). Videotape (n.) is from 1953; the verb is 1959, from the noun; videocassette is from 1971; video game is from 1973.
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Videocassette recorder is from 1971, now usually VCR (also 1971).
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