VCR
- 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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Take the early 1980s, when Hollywood fought to stop the VCR, comparing it in hearings to a serial killer.
From the conference where the VCR and the camcorder were unveiled, here are the newest, coolest gadgets to expect in 2013.
Back in the day, babysitting meant doling out some hard candy and popping a Disney flick into the VCR.
In other words, the RNC has finally decided to do something about the VCR blinking 12:00.
VCR
- video cassette recorder
- visual control room (at an airfield)
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Word Origin and History for vcr
VCR
n.
1971, initialism from videocassette recorder (see videocassette).
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