Definition of videotape
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotape
verb
videotaped; videotaping; videotapes
Definition of videotape (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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The first known use of videotape was in 1953
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