videotape
magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
to record (programs, etc.) on videotape.
Origin of videotape
1Other words from videotape
- vid·e·o·tap·er, noun
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How to use videotape in a sentence
Among the other potential pieces of evidence that have never emerged from the government’s investigation are closed-circuit videotapes showing Hazmi and Mihdhar’s arrival at Los Angeles International Airport.
They seized computers, files and videotapes and took Meziche in for questioning.
In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed | Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostA couple of years later, he received a videotape in the mail that seemed to depict Kelly abusing an underage girl.
An R. Kelly accuser says he controlled her CBS News interview. Here’s what else to know about his trial. | Sonia Rao | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostThis is Mike Fanone’s story, recounted over weeks of searching conversations and corroborated by witnesses, public records and videotape.
He sends the analysis back to the manufacturers, which can also opt for a videotape of the bears’ rigorous testing process.
These Bears Have a Job, and It's Destroying Coolers | Emma Walker | October 9, 2020 | Outside Online
I think the first obvious thing we can do is videotape every police interaction—body cams, in-car cameras—you name it.
The videotape added nothing new to our knowledge, but it added mightily to our emotional knowledge.
I made Sex, Lies, and videotape, then I made five movies in a row that nobody saw.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAugust 18 is the 25th anniversary of Sex, Lies, and videotape.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCould a movie—the equivalent of Sex, Lies, and videotape—come along now and effect the same sort of change?
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe reports also commented on the replacement of the traditional letter by videotape as the preferred method of communication.
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British Dictionary definitions for video tape
magnetic tape used mainly for recording the vision and sound signals of a television programme or film for subsequent transmission
to record (a programme, film, etc) on video tape
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