videotape cassette

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• Videotape — An assortment of video tapes A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced… …   Wikipedia

• Cassette — may refer to:*In general, a small cartridge. In practice, there is a large amount of overlap between the two terms, and the term chosen may be somewhat arbitrary.] It may refer specifically to: ** Compact Cassette, a worldwide standard for analog …   Wikipedia

• videotape — ► NOUN 1) magnetic tape for recording and reproducing visual images and sound. 2) a video cassette. ► VERB ▪ record on video …   English terms dictionary

• cassette — ► NOUN ▪ a sealed plastic case containing audio tape, videotape, film, etc., for insertion into a recorder, camera, etc. ORIGIN French, little box …   English terms dictionary

• Videotape format war — The videotape format war was a period of intense competition or format war of incompatible models of video cassette recorders (VCR) in the late 1970s and the 1980s. It has gone down in marketing history as a classic example of technological… …   Wikipedia

• videotape — [[t]vɪ̱dioʊteɪp[/t]] videotapes, videotaping, videotaped also video tape 1) N UNCOUNT Videotape is magnetic tape that is used to record moving pictures and sounds to be shown on television. 2) N COUNT A videotape is the same as a video cassette.… …   English dictionary

• cassette */ — UK [kəˈset] / US noun [countable] Word forms cassette : singular cassette plural cassettes a) a small flat plastic case containing audiotape for playing and recording music and other sounds b) a flat plastic case with videotape inside …   English dictionary

• cassette — cas|sette [ kə set ] noun count * a small flat plastic case containing AUDIOTAPE for playing and recording music and other sounds a. a flat plastic case with VIDEOTAPE inside: VIDEO CASSETTE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cassette — cas·sette || kæ set n. cartridge which holds film (Photography); cartridge that holds magnetic tape or videotape (i.e. video cassette) …   English contemporary dictionary

• videotape — n. cassette for the recording or viewing of amateur or professional motion pictures on a television screen; film designed for viewing on a VCR (video cassette recorder) v. record motion pictures on a video tape, film with a video camera …   English contemporary dictionary

• cassette — noun a sealed plastic unit containing a length of audio tape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder, playback device, etc. Origin C18: from Fr., dimin. of casse (see case2) …   English new terms dictionary