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noun

ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp

Definition of videotape

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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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Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026 In Episode 3, Cady watches a videotape that clearly reveals Lewis as the taunting, menacing character. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 12 June 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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Witness accounts describe chaotic scene In the video, as many as five officers can be seen, and shrieks, screams, and cries are heard.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Surveillance video of the incident shows the white vehicle involved in the collision sideswiping a car in the opposite lane, then careening toward the crosswalk that moments earlier a pedestrian had entered with a dog.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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The crew was amazing, Calgary is such a beautiful place to live and to film.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Right now, none of Taylor Sheridan’s shows are made in Los Angeles (the scribe also hates the place), but CBS Studios does film NCIS, Matlock and Criminal Minds in the home of Hollywood.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

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