videocassettes

noun

plural of videocassette
as in videodiscs

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  1. tapes
  2. videotapes
Noun
  • The year 1976 saw the founding of Apple and the introduction of VHS tapes, but the national audience was still very much a reality.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • By the time the two relented, the album’s master tapes had been lost.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
Definition of tapes
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  • Not long after the revolution, bootleg audio and videotapes began circulating in Tehran.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026
  • Within weeks, sales of videotapes, CDs, and audio cassettes of her performance raised more than $500,000 for the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of videotapes
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“Videocassettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videocassettes. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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