DVR
noun
plural DVRs
: an electronic device that uses a hard drive for temporary storage of broadcast television programs
Examples of DVR in a Sentence
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Here’s a solid option that includes a DVR, and this one gets the job done on a budget.
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
Thankfully, Bell Canada won't be able to delete recordings stored on DVR hardware inside customers' homes.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
In a search of a home associated with one of the suspects, authorities found guns, drugs, mail, checks, and a DVR system, the release says.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Traditional hardwire systems record the surveillance to a DVR system that exists within the home and is hooked up through hardwiring to the cameras which can be focused on the interior or exterior of the home.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Dish's Hopper 3 HD DVR also has built-in Netflix 4K streaming.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
In 2021, for example, hackers compromised Internet-facing DVR and IP cameras for use as command and control nodes from malware tracked as Shadowpad, according to security firm Recorded Future.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
At the time, viewers were skipping past commercials thanks to the use of a DVR.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
That figure eventually jumped to 7.5 million total viewers after three days of delayed viewing via VOD, DVR and other platforms.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
Thankfully, Bell Canada won't be able to delete recordings stored on DVR hardware inside customers' homes.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
In a search of a home associated with one of the suspects, authorities found guns, drugs, mail, checks, and a DVR system, the release says.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Traditional hardwire systems record the surveillance to a DVR system that exists within the home and is hooked up through hardwiring to the cameras which can be focused on the interior or exterior of the home.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Dish's Hopper 3 HD DVR also has built-in Netflix 4K streaming.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
In 2021, for example, hackers compromised Internet-facing DVR and IP cameras for use as command and control nodes from malware tracked as Shadowpad, according to security firm Recorded Future.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
At the time, viewers were skipping past commercials thanks to the use of a DVR.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
That figure eventually jumped to 7.5 million total viewers after three days of delayed viewing via VOD, DVR and other platforms.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
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“DVR.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DVR. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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