videotape

[ vid-ee-oh-teyp ]

noun

1. magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded ( audiotape ).

verb (used with object)

, vid·e·o·taped, vid·e·o·tap·ing.

1. to record (programs, etc.) on videotape.

Other Words From

• vide·o·taper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of videotape¹

video + tape

Example Sentences

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.

From ProPublica

They seized computers, files and videotapes and took Meziche in for questioning.

From Washington Post

A couple of years later, he received a videotape in the mail that seemed to depict Kelly abusing an underage girl.

From Washington Post

This is Mike Fanone’s story, recounted over weeks of searching conversations and corroborated by witnesses, public records and videotape.

From Time

He sends the analysis back to the manufacturers, which can also opt for a videotape of the bears’ rigorous testing process.

From Outside Online

I think the first obvious thing we can do is videotape every police interaction—body cams, in-car cameras—you name it.

From The Daily Beast

The videotape added nothing new to our knowledge, but it added mightily to our emotional knowledge.

From The Daily Beast

I made Sex, Lies, and Videotape, then I made five movies in a row that nobody saw.

From The Daily Beast

August 18 is the 25th anniversary of Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

From The Daily Beast

Could a movie—the equivalent of Sex, Lies, and Videotape—come along now and effect the same sort of change?

From The Daily Beast

The reports also commented on the replacement of the traditional letter by videotape as the preferred method of communication.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cinema
• feature
• film
• flick
• motion picture
• picture
• show