videocassette

noun

vid·eo·cas·sette ˌvi-dē-ō-kə-ˈset

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Synonyms of videocassette next

: a case containing videotape for use with a VCR

: a recording on a videocassette

Example Sentences

That movie is now available on videocassette. He has a large collection of videocassettes.

Recent Examples on the Web The university is home to a large collection of documents, photographs, videocassettes and other files from Biden's 36 years in the Senate -- enough to fill 1,874 boxes -- according to the University of Delaware website. —

Mary Bruce, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2023 The video officials at a stadium used two nine-inch television monitors and two videocassette recorders capable of immediate replay. —

Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023 The diversity of material recorded on videocassette and, in many cases, never digitized is part of what makes the format so appealing to longtime VHS collectors. —

Jenn Swann, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 The Writers Guild of America goes on strike regarding royalties from videocassette sales. —

CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 Gauthier took the safe up into the mountains and found expensive watches, jewelry and guns — plus a mysterious Hi8 videocassette. —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022 Their religious morality police confiscated or smashed television sets, videocassette recorders, cameras, videos and satellite dishes. —

Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 After the videocassette book went to press, occasionally I would be allowed to write nightly TV listings for local newspapers that couldn’t afford their own critics. —

Mark Harris, Curbed, 26 Apr. 2021 An actors’ strike, over residuals from the burgeoning videocassette market, came and went. —

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