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noun

ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp

Definition of videotape

as in video

a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital

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Noun

When videotape arrived, many predicted that watching movies at home would damage theatres. — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 The company over time grew from offering records, to cassette tapes, then CDs, eventually adding videotapes, then DVDs and Blu-rays to its mail-order offerings. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

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Ultimately four women would talk to Brown and agree to have their interviews videotaped by Michot. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026 Police took Kogut to the District Attorney's Office where he was videotaped. — Mary Murphy, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for videotape

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Noun

The hires of Brown and Walker come as YouTube audiences increasingly turn to the TV set to consume the Google-owner video service.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Today’s Theme This puzzle narrates a breakdown in communication that takes place, presumably, on a video call.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of video

Verb

When Coppola came to film her daughter (who actually shot at the Palace of Versailles), Sofia remembered the documentarian immediately switching into filmmaker mode.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Each new information technology, from photography to film to the internet, changed how pilgrims experienced or shared their journeys.

— Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of film

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The small aircraft was seen just off the road and burnt out, while red scene tape was set up to cordon off the area.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
There was plenty of archives to work with, as Carroll was a pack rat with a robust archive full of audio tapes of interviews from McCalls, NBC, and others.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026

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