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video file

video file

9 2.3
A computer file that stores moving pictures and sound, like an MP4
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪdioʊ faɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : archivo de video
  • She downloaded a video file formatted as MP4 for her project.
  • audio/video file

Many people, myself very much included, have a large archive of standard definition and other low resolution video files.

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Examples

  • The average video file is over 1 GB in storage space.

    Blog text (17)
  • Now click "import video file."

  • His equipment is very good, but I was able to copy a video file.

  • If we will be providing large video files, what is the best solution?

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  • I mean, this programme basically links video files together.

  • There's a second video file on the drive.

  • Speaking of compatibility, playing back video files is pretty hit or miss.

  • Auburn University offers a program entirely online using streaming video files and WebCT.

    Academic text (2005)
  • After the countdown, you may record and then publish to the Screencast-o-matic site, to YouTube, or to a video file.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Here's the video file.

Synonyms

video recording
vsvideo file
6 2.2

A film of moving images with sound that you can watch later

stores digitized moving images in a computer file rather than being the original capture
MPEG
vsvideo file
  • Specialized
6 4.8

A set of rules for making digital video and sound files smaller

is the general computer container not limited to one compression standard

How High Quality

high-definition television
  • Specialized
3 3.2
video file
  • Specialized
9 2.3
low quality
13 2.8

Surface Forms

video file singular
video files plural

Morphology

video + file

The meaning 'a computer file containing digitized video' is directly and compositionally derived from 'video' (moving-image material) + 'file' (a digital container), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE. This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern in technology vocabulary and is therefore readily comprehensible at B1.

Etymology

Video file comes from the idea of a file as a container and video as moving pictures. Imagine a paper file that holds pages, but this digital file holds 'moving pictures', so it means 'a computer file that contains video'.