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videocassette recorder: an electronic apparatus capable of recording television programs or other signals onto videocassettes and playing them back through a television receiver.

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Words nearby VCR

V block, VC, VCD, V-chip, vCJD, VCR, VD, V-Day, VDC, V.D.M., VDQS

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How to use VCR in a sentence

Take the early 1980s, when Hollywood fought to stop the VCR, comparing it in hearings to a serial killer.
Millennials Have A Lot of Problems, But Tech Isn't One|Kristen Soltis Anderson|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From the conference where the VCR and the camcorder were unveiled, here are the newest, coolest gadgets to expect in 2013.
Ten Coolest Products From 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We had an old top-loading VCR and I watched Psycho a million times.
Gillian Flynn: How I Write|Noah Charney|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Back in the day, babysitting meant doling out some hard candy and popping a Disney flick into the VCR.
The Gangsta Grannies of YouTube|The Daily Beast Video|December 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

In other words, the RNC has finally decided to do something about the VCR blinking 12:00.
The Race to Run the GOP Gets Even More Ridiculous|Ana Marie Cox|January 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for VCR

VCR

abbreviation for

video cassette recorder

visual control room (at an airfield)

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