videotape recorder

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nounTelevision.
  1. a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.

Origin of videotape recorder

1
First recorded in 1950–55
  • Also called VTR

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British Dictionary definitions for video tape recorder

video tape recorder

noun
  1. a tape recorder for vision signals and sometimes accompanying sound, using magnetic tape on open spools: used in television broadcasting: Abbreviation: VTR

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