videocassette recorder
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈvɪdiəʊkəˌsɛt ˈrɪˌkɔːrdər/
- Archaic
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videocassette
- With a videocassette recorder, you can easily record your favorite television shows while you're away.
- a videocassette recorder and a television
- a videocassette recorder and a stereo
- videocassette recorder (VCR)
Examples
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It is also likely that machines capable of playing back that film will become as inexpensive as current videocassette recorders.
Academic text (1992) -
Willard, bring in the videocassette recorder.
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The typical video tower includes a video camera, light source, videocassette recorder, printer, and monitor.
Academic text (2004) -
And the labor cost to repair a malfunctioning videocassette recorder is higher than the price of a replacement.
Academic text (2009) -
Videotapes are reviewed on a videocassette recorder (VCR).
Academic text (1996) -
Whether videocassette recorders today would use the VHS or Betamax format was not at all obvious at the time to many of those closest to the development of the systems.
Academic text (2000) -
For products such as televisions, refrigerators, videocassette recorders, stereos, blenders, and ovens, the relaxation of controls will directly benefit the middle class.
Academic text (1994) -
Many people still prefer using a videocassette recorder to watch their old tape collection.
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In the 1980s, the videocassette recorder revolutionized how families watched movies at home.
Synonyms
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3.2
A machine that plays and records video on tape
A machine for recording and playing video or audio on tape
Surface Forms
Morphology
videocassette + recorder
The noun is compositionally built from 'videocassette' (a cassette for video) + 'recorder' (a device that records/plays), so the overall meaning of a device for recording and playing videocassettes is directly derivable. This straightforward compound pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be obvious to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Videocassette recorder comes from three parts: video (meaning 'moving pictures'), cassette (a small plastic box that holds a tape), and recorder (a machine that 'records'). That's why the name means a machine that records and plays TV shows on tape.