videocassette

American  

[vid-ee-oh-kuh-set, -ka-] / ˈvɪd i oʊ kəˌsɛt, -kæ- /

noun

1. a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.

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Etymology

Origin of videocassette

First recorded in 1965–70; video + cassette

Example Sentences

We aren’t that many years removed from the neighborly “Be Kind, Rewind” stickers on rented videocassettes.

From The Wall Street Journal

And videocassette recorders allowed people to record their favorite shows and play them at different times.

From The Wall Street Journal

Receiving a single episode was common before the streaming era, when network series had short lead times and making and mailing videocassettes and DVDs was expensive.

From New York Times

By the end of that decade, he realized there was money to be made selling used videocassettes to libraries, and he started a distribution business called Midwest Tape.

From Seattle Times

The last actors’ strike was in 1980 back when the union sought profit sharing from studios over videocassettes and premium television like HBO.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cartridge
• videotape