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videotape

noun

  1. magnetic tape used for storing video and sound
L253754 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to record video onto magnetic tape
L333446 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.

  1. A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.
  2. Synonym of videocassette (“cassette containing videotape”).

verb

Etymology: From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.

  1. to make a recording of something on videotape
  2. To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.
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