Main Entry: ¹vid·eo

Pronunciation: \ˈvi-dē-ˌō\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin vidēre to see + -o (as in audio)

Date: 1937

1 : television; also : the visual portion of television
2 : videotape: as a : a recording of a motion picture or television program for playing through a television set b : a videotaped performance of a song often featuring an interpretation of the lyrics through visual images
3 : a recording similar to a videotape but stored in digital form (as on an optical disk or a computer's hard drive)