videocassette recorder

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noun

See VCR.

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Origin of videocassette recorder

First recorded in 1970–75

How to use videocassette recorder in a sentence

In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

I've seen video of that satirical guide to SXSW in 1998 where you asked a bunch of bands odd questions.
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The safe rule is to leave the deed with the recorder as soon as possible after receiving it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
As soon as the deed has been delivered, it should be taken to the recorder's office to be recorded.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
But these were trifles compared with the devastation committed at Bristol, when its recorder.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The Sunday after I was brought to the same place again, before the lieutenant and recorder of London, and they examined me.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
The recorder was forbidden to practice at the bar except in cases which concerned himself or the town or Colony.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene

British Dictionary definitions for videocassette recorder

video cassette recorder

noun

a tape recorder for vision and sound signals using magnetic tape in closed plastic cassettes: used for recording and playing back television programmes and filmsOften shortened to: video Abbreviation: VCR

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