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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.


Etymology

Origin of videocassette

First recorded in 1965–70; video + cassette

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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

Samsung Electronics and the advertising agency David Deutsch Associates, had, without her permission, depicted Ms. White in a published ad for videocassette recorders.

From New York Times Jan. 15, 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

And I found a videocassette of the last episode of M*A*S*H without the commercials.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

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