digital video recorder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of digital video recorder
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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That’s not inexpensive, especially after you factor in the added expense of an external hard drive, which is required if you want the digital video recorder to actually record.
From The Verge • Jan. 5, 2022
He recalled when the digital video recorder TiVo came onto the market and series like “The Sopranos” changed the way TV shows were made and consumed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2020
TiVo, the digital video recorder that allows viewers to bypass ads, will revive an option that skips over the football and goes straight to the promotional spots.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2020
Yet even with a digital video recorder and on-demand services that enable her to watch on her own schedule, there’s not enough time to see everything on her list.
From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2015
Those antennas feed the broadcast programming to a digital video recorder, which then plays the programming back to subscribers on demand.
From Washington Post
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