vid·eo·tape
ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp 
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made especially formerly on magnetic tape
also
: the medium used for such a recording
videotaped; videotaping; videotapes
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
Examples of videotape in a Sentence
Noun
I watched the movie on videotape.
watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital
Verb
They videotaped the baby's first steps.
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Indeed, The Ring (2002) is the film’s jumping-off point, with a plot revolving around a cursed videotape that kills all who watch it.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Pavlick allegedly placed the camera under the toilet seat and surreptitiously videotaped dozens of adults and children, police said, KCRG reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Often snowy and cozy, entirely comedic or lightly dramatic, action-packed but in a practical way, featuring generations of women, ideally originally released between September and November … and always best enjoyed on videotape by the fire.
—Alex Ross Perry, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Indeed, The Ring (2002) is the film’s jumping-off point, with a plot revolving around a cursed videotape that kills all who watch it.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
For more than an hour, residents screamed, videotaped and tailed federal vehicles, raucously honking horns to send the message: Their operation is not welcome here.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Pavlick allegedly placed the camera under the toilet seat and surreptitiously videotaped dozens of adults and children, police said, KCRG reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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videotape
1 of 2 noun
vid·eo·tape
ˈvid-ē-ō-ˌtāp
: 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
2 of 2 verb
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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