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DVR

American  
  1. digital video recorder: a digital device that records television programs or other video onto a hard disk.


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When authorities searched the home last month, investigators took a DVR that stores video and other data from the surveillance system.

From BBC

But this month brought a double blow: First, TiVo announced it would no longer sell its physical DVR products.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are very proud of the TiVo DVR legacy,” said a company spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal

It should go without saying that DVR technology has improved hugely since then.

From Los Angeles Times

But technology kept marching on: In 2020, the EIA reported, only about one-third of all households still had a cable box with a DVR, 5% more had a stand-alone DVR — and 56% had a streaming device such as a Roku or Google Chromecast.

From Los Angeles Times