vid·eo·tape
ˈvi-dē-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
videotaped; videotaping; videotapes
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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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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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024
The elder Kushner’s guilty pleas included retaliating against his sister, a cooperating witness against him, by hiring a prostitute to seduce her husband so Kushner could send a videotape to the sister.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2024
Walmart's third-party workers' compensation administrators investigated Fonseca, videotaped him driving an RV, and determined no further action was warranted, his attorneys said.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This remarkable 1968 demonstration of the NLS was, much to our benefit, recorded on videotape.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024
The elder Kushner’s guilty pleas included retaliating against his sister, a cooperating witness against him, by hiring a prostitute to seduce her husband so Kushner could send a videotape to the sister.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
The incident did occur in the boxing ring, Early said, and was videotaped.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2024
Walmart's third-party workers' compensation administrators investigated Fonseca, videotaped him driving an RV, and determined no further action was warranted, his attorneys said.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 3 Jan. 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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