videotape recorder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of videotape recorder
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Ampex invented the first videotape recorder for professional use in 1956, a $50,000 machine that CBS used to tape and broadcast reruns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp. is developing a home videotape recorder that it hopes to market for $500.
From Time Magazine Archive
It can be played back immediately from the videotape recorder onto the nearest TV screen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sony's troubles stem from a disastrous slump in sales of its Betamax videotape recorder, which in 1983 accounted for 41% of the company's sales.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Wall Street Analyst Lee Isgur of Paine, Webber: "Probably 98% of the people who are exposed to videodisc and a videotape recorder for the first time will buy the tape recorder."
From Time Magazine Archive
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