videotape

[vid-ee-oh-teyp]

vid·e·o·tape

[vid-ee-oh-teyp] noun, verb, vid·e·o·taped, vid·e·o·tap·ing.
noun
1.
magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
verb (used with object)
2.
to record (programs, etc.) on videotape.

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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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Origin:
video + tape

vid·e·o·tap·er, noun
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videotape

electromechanical device that records and reproduces an electronic signal containing audio and video information onto and from magnetic tape. It is commonly used for recording television productions that are intended for rebroadcasting to mass audiences. There are two types of video tape units: the transverse, or quad, and the helical

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