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Added 9 October 2026

videotape

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about videotape at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A video recording made on magnetic tape.
A relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound.

verb

Record on videotape.

Origin

From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.

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