videocassette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of videocassette
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And videocassette recorders allowed people to record their favorite shows and play them at different times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
He continued to publish into the 1980s, when he realized that people were more likely to watch a film on videocassette than experience it through a book-length, frame-by-frame reconstruction.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
I like to think of the streetcars as being like the Betamax videocassette.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
The diversity of material recorded on videocassette and, in many cases, never digitized is part of what makes the format so appealing to longtime VHS collectors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
“A videocassette recorder, VCR. for short. It’s how your auntie and I used to watch movies....But let’s see if I can get this dinosaur to work.”
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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