noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of videocassette (“cassette containing videotape”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: videocassette
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 3
to make a recording of something on videotape
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magnetic tape, mag tape, tape
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noun
Meaning 6
a video recording made on magnetic tape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tape, tape recording, taping, video recording, video
7
verb
Meaning 7
record on videotape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tape
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: record, enter, put down
History
Etymology
From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شَرِيط فِيدْيُو
(šarīṭ fīdyū)
— tape used to record videos
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ
(zulḥizwā)
— tape used to record videos
Belarusian:
відэаплёнка
(videapljónka)
— tape used to record videos
Chinese Mandarin:
錄像帶 /录像带
(lùxiàngdài)
— tape used to record videos
Chinese Mandarin:
錄影帶 /录影带
(lùyǐngdài)
— tape used to record videos
Czech:
videokazeta
— tape used to record videos
Danish:
videobånd
— tape used to record videos
Dutch:
videoband
— tape used to record videos
Esperanto:
vidbendo
— tape used to record videos
Finnish:
videonauha
— tape used to record videos
French:
bande vidéo
— tape used to record videos
French:
vidéocassette
— tape used to record videos
Georgian:
ვიდეოფირი
(videopiri)
— tape used to record videos
Georgian:
ვიდეოლენტი
(videolenṭi)
— tape used to record videos
German:
Videoband
— tape used to record videos
Greek:
βιντεοκασέτα
(vinteokaséta)
— tape used to record videos
Hungarian:
videószalag
— tape used to record videos
Hungarian:
videókazetta
— tape used to record videos
Icelandic:
myndband
— tape used to record videos
Irish:
fístéip
— tape used to record videos
Irish:
téip físe
— tape used to record videos
Italian:
videotape
— tape used to record videos
Italian:
videonastro
— tape used to record videos
Japanese:
ビデオテープ
(bideotēpu)
— tape used to record videos
Kazakh:
бейнетаспа
(beinetaspa)
— tape used to record videos
Korean:
비디오테이프
(bidioteipeu)
— tape used to record videos
Kyrgyz:
видео тасма
— tape used to record videos
Latin:
taenia magnetoscopica
— tape used to record videos
Māori:
rīpene ataata
— tape used to record videos
Māori:
rīpene whakaata
— tape used to record videos
Marathi:
व्हिडियो टेप
(vhiḍiyo ṭep)
— tape used to record videos
Norwegian Bokmål:
videobånd
— tape used to record videos
Persian:
نوار ویدیو
(navâr-e vidiyo)
— tape used to record videos
Polish:
taśma
— tape used to record videos
Polish:
kaseta wideo
— tape used to record videos
Portuguese:
video-tape
— tape used to record videos
Portuguese:
videotape
— tape used to record videos
Portuguese:
videoteipe
— tape used to record videos
Portuguese:
fita de vídeo
— tape used to record videos
Romanian:
casetă video
— tape used to record videos
Russian:
видеоплёнка
(videopljónka)
— tape used to record videos
Russian:
видеоле́нта
(videolénta)
— tape used to record videos
Spanish:
video
— tape used to record videos
Spanish:
cinta de video
— tape used to record videos
Swahili:
kideo
— tape used to record videos
Tajik:
видеонавор
(videonavor)
— tape used to record videos
Turkish:
videoteyp
— tape used to record videos
Turkish:
video
— tape used to record videos
Ukrainian:
видеоплі́вка
(vydeoplívka)
— tape used to record videos
Ukrainian:
відеоле́нта
(videolénta)
— tape used to record videos
Uzbek:
video tasma
— tape used to record videos
Vietnamese:
băng hình
— tape used to record videos
Vietnamese:
băng vi-đê-ô
— tape used to record videos
Walloon:
cassete videyo
— tape used to record videos
Danish:
bånde
— to make a recording on videotape
Finnish:
videoida
— to make a recording on videotape
Georgian:
ვიდეოჩანაწერს აკეთებს
(videočanac̣ers aḳetebs)
— to make a recording on videotape
Greek:
βιντεογραφώ
(vinteografó)
— to make a recording on videotape
Hungarian:
felvesz videóra
— to make a recording on videotape
Hungarian:
videóra vesz
— to make a recording on videotape
Hungarian:
levideóz
— to make a recording on videotape
Italian:
videoregistrare
— to make a recording on videotape
Japanese:
録画する
(rokuga suru)
— to make a recording on videotape
Mongolian:
видео бичлэг
(video bičleg)
— to make a recording on videotape
Polish:
nagrywać na kasecie wideo
— to make a recording on videotape
Portuguese:
gravar em vídeo
— to make a recording on videotape
Portuguese:
videogravar
— to make a recording on videotape
Romanian:
înregistra video
— to make a recording on videotape
Romanian:
înregistra pe bandă video
— to make a recording on videotape
Spanish:
grabar en video
— to make a recording on videotape
Spanish:
videograbar
— to make a recording on videotape
Swedish:
spela in (på video)
— to make a recording on videotape
Swedish:
banda
— to make a recording on videotape
Vietnamese:
ghi hình
— to make a recording on videotape