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Video and video recording

cassette

noun

a flat plastic case with videotape inside

digital visual interface

noun

a dvi

DTV

abbreviation

desktop video: software and equipment that allows a user to do things to video pictures on a computer

DVD

noun

an object like a CD that has a film or television programme recorded on it. You play a DVD in a machine called a DVD player.

DVI

abbreviation

digital visual interface: a way of connecting a computer screen or a projector so that it shows very good quality video pictures

full-motion video

noun

a part of a film shown on a computer screen, for example in a computer game

HD-DVD

noun

a type of dvd that gives a much clearer picture than ordinary DVDs

headcam

noun

a video camera that someone wears on their head

personal video recorder

noun

a video machine that records television programmes in digital form onto a computer rather than onto a cassette

tracking

noun

a system on a video player that keeps the image straight and clear

VDR

abbreviation

videodisk recorder: a machine for playing and recording videodisks

VDR

abbreviation

videodisk recording: the process of recording videodisks

VHS

noun

video home system: a system for recording television programmes at home

vid

noun

a video cassette

video

noun

a film that is recorded onto videotape

video

noun

an event or occasion that is recorded on videotape

video

noun

the process of making films using videotape

video

noun

a cassette that you use for recording or playing television programmes

video

noun

recorded on videotape, or relating to videotape

video

verb

to record an event using a video camera

video cassette

noun

a plastic case containing videotape on which images can be recorded

video clip

noun

a short video recording that can be used on a website

video nasty

noun

a video that includes extremely violent scenes

video recorder

noun

a piece of equipment used for showing videos or for recording television programmes

videotape

noun

a thin band of magnetic film in a plastic case, used mostly for recording television programmes

videotape

verb

to record images and sounds on a videotape. A more usual word is video.

videotext

noun

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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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