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Trademark.

a format for recording and playing VCR tape, incompatible with other formats.Compare Beta (def. 7).

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Words nearby VHS

VFX, VG, VGA, VHDL, VHF, VHS, Vi, via, viability, viable, via dolorosa

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How to use VHS in a sentence

Growing up in the 1990s, I watched Free to Be on VHS and listened to the songs on a cassette tape over and over again.
‘Free to Be…You and Me’ Did Not Emasculate Men|Emily Shire|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
VHS kicks Beta off the island, CDs make cassette tapes obsolete, and so it goes.
New Pew Poll Finds That E-Books Are Booming but Print Holds Its Own|Malcolm Jones|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
VHS and the revolutionary ability to fast forward to the scene you want to see birthed the gonzo shooting style.
Video Killed the Porn Star: The VHS and Fast Forwarding Revolution|Aurora Snow|October 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And you probably watched it so many times your VHS tape got too worn out to play.
‘Free Willy’ Turns 20: Catching Up With Star Jason James Richter|Kevin Fallon|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

What are most impressive about this nostalgic video are the effects that give it a realistic VHS-recorded look.
Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO)|Jean Trinh|June 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for VHS

VHS

abbreviation for

trademark video home system: a video cassette recording system using 1/2 ″ magnetic tape

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