videotape recorder


noun Television.

a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
Also called VTR

Origin of videotape recorder

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby videotape recorder

British Dictionary definitions for video tape recorder

video tape recorder

noun

a tape recorder for vision signals and sometimes accompanying sound, using magnetic tape on open spools: used in television broadcasting Abbreviation: VTR