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TAKE THE QUIZvideotape recorder
noun
: a device for recording and playing back videotapes
called also video recorder
Word History
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of videotape recorder was
in 1953
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“Videotape recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape%20recorder. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.
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videotape recorder
noun
: a device for recording on videotape
called also video recorder
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