VCR

Dictionary: VCR (vē'sē-är') pronunciation

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

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

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: VCR

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Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. The first commercial VCRs were marketed by Sony Corp. in 1969. VCRs are used to record broadcast TV programs for later viewing and to play commercially recorded cassettes. They have from two to seven tape heads that read and inscribe video and audio tracks on magnetic tape. Home movies can be made with a camcorder system, a VCR connected to a simple video camera.

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(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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Wikipedia: VCR (disambiguation)

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VCR may refer to:

Vestibulocollic reflex
Videocassette recorder, a technology for recording video onto magnetic tape
Video Cassette Recording, an early videocassette recorder system by Philips
Variable compression ratio
Voluntary Challenge and Registry Inc., a Canadian initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Voluntary Content Rating, am HTML-based self-rating system for internet web sites
VCR (band), a dance punk/synth rock band from Richmond, VA
Vincristine, a natural alkaloid

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Translations: Vcr

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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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