VCR

n.

An electronic device for recording and playing back video images and sound on a videocassette.

[V(IDEO)C(ASSETTE) R(ECORDER).]

(VideoCassette Recorder) A videotape recording and playback machine that houses both supply and takeup reels of tape in a convenient removable package. The most ubiquitous VCR format is the 1/2" VHS tape, which has been widely used for entertainment and training. One inch videocassettes are used for mastering video recordings, and Sony's 3/4" Umatic videocassettes were widely used in corporate training before VHS tapes became popular. See Betamax, VHS and VTR.

The VHS Videocassette

The half-inch VHS videocassette is the most widely used tape cassette in use worldwide.

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Meaning	Category
Sensory Science Corporation	Business->AMEX Symbols
VCR driver (Arvid)	Computing->File Extensions
Velocity Car Rentals	Business->Firms
Vertical Control Response	Governmental->Transportation
Very Childish Responses	Community->Educational
Very Confusing Record	Community->Music
Very Cool Resource	Internet->Chat
Very Cute Rodent	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Video Cassette Reader	Academic & Science->Electronics
Video Cassette Recorder	Community->Media Computing->Drivers Governmental->NASA
Video Computerized Recording	Community->Media
Videos Can Record	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Viet Cong Regiment	Governmental->Military
Virtual Construct Rectangle	Academic & Science->Mathematics
Virtual Construct Rectangles	Academic & Science->Mathematics
Virus Contaminated Rat	Medical->Laboratory
Voltage Controlled Resistor	Academic & Science->Electronics
Voluntary Content Rating	Community->Film Censorship

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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - Videocassette Recorder; videobåndmaskine
n. - videobåndmaskine

Nederlands (Dutch)
videocassette- recorder

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = vidéo cassette recorder) magnétoscope
n. - magnétoscope

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - Videokassettenrecorder
n. - Videokassettenrekorder

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - συσκευή βίντεο

Italiano (Italian)
videoregistratore

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - videocassete recorder (video-gravador)

Русский (Russian)
видеомагнитофон

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - vídeo, magnetoscopio
n. - vídeo, magnetoscopio

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - videoapparat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
录像机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 錄影機
n. - 錄影機

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - videocassette player (비디오 카세트 플레이어), videocassette recorder (비디오 카세트 레코더)
n. - 비디오 카셋트

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - ビデオカセットレコーダー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) ترئيه الصور, مسجل الصور التلفزيونيه, فيديو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮מכשיר וידאו‬
n. - ‮מכשיר וידאו‬

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