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
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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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The bank sold off the show’s collection of 8,000 one-inch videotapes to a company in Oklahoma.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The boys in the car videotaped the 13-year-old driver swerving into the bike lane, despite seeing the flashing lights on the bike, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
While paper documents are the most common source of classified information, photographs, maps, motion pictures, videotapes, databases, microfilms, hard drives, CDs and more can be classified.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The bank sold off the show’s collection of 8,000 one-inch videotapes to a company in Oklahoma.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
During elections, most candidate forums in local races now get videotaped and posted online, expanding the audience from a few dozen who attended in-person to hundreds or even thousands who can watch later from home.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The boys in the car videotaped the 13-year-old driver swerving into the bike lane, despite seeing the flashing lights on the bike, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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