videocassette

Noun

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videocassette (plural videocassettes)

A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.

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April A reel of 2-inch quadruplex videotape compared with a modern-day miniDV videocassette. Source: Internet

According to Macrovision, "The technology is applied to over 550 million videocassettes annually and is used by every MPAA movie studio on some or all of their videocassette releases. Source: Internet

From the mid-1980s the spread of videocassette recorders and the arrival of private TV channels such as RTL Television provided new competition for theatrical film distribution. Source: Internet

Over 220 commercial duplication facilities around the world are equipped to supply Macrovision videocassette copy protection to rights owners." Source: Internet

Unlike a videocassette recorder, which uses removable magnetic tape cartridges, a TiVo DVR stores television programs on an internal hard drive that can only be removed by disassembling the device. Source: Internet

In 1980, Disney launched Walt Disney Home Video to take advantage of the newly emerging videocassette market. Source: Internet

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