noun
videotape
noun
1
Magnetic tape used to record and play back moving pictures and sound.
"The old wedding footage was still on a videotape in the attic."
verb
1
To record something onto videotape, or more loosely, to record it on video.
"The interview was videotaped for the evening news."
"Parents videotaped the entire graduation ceremony."
How to Use Videotape
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe tape-based way people used to record video before digital recording took over.
UK vs US
The physical format is largely obsolete, but the verb "to videotape" survives informally for "record on video" even when no actual tape is involved.
Common pairings
videotape evidence
on videotape
Word Forms
videotaped past tense, videotapes plural, videotapes singular
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Etymology
A combination of "video" and "tape" — originally a trademark of the media company Ampex before it became a generic term.