verb
tivo
verb
1
To record a television programme digitally for later viewing.
"I'll just tivo the game since I'm working tonight."
noun
1
A digital video recorder, regardless of brand.
"The show is queued up on the tivo already."
How to Use Tivo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo record a TV show digitally, or the recording device itself — from the TiVo brand becoming a generic verb, like "hoover."
Memory tip
Used the way "google" became a verb for searching — a trademark that turned into an everyday action word.
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tivoed past tense, TiVos plural, tivos singular
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Etymology
From the brand name TiVo, a pioneering digital video recorder service.