On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Videocassette. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as cassette or video and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Videocassette meaning
A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.
Using Videocassette
- The main meaning on this page is: A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.
- Useful related words include: cassette, video recording, video.
- In the example corpus, videocassette often appears in combinations such as: videocassette recorders, videocassette recorder.
Context around Videocassette
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Videocassette
- In this selection, "videocassette" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, minidv, emerging, cartrivision, recorders, recorder and market stand out and add context to how "videocassette" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include day minidv videocassette and from the videocassette recorder vcr. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "videocassette" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with videocassette
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Video recording The company launched the Betamax videocassette recording format in 1975. (12 words)
April A reel of 2-inch quadruplex videotape compared with a modern-day miniDV videocassette. (15 words)
In 1980, Disney launched Walt Disney Home Video to take advantage of the newly emerging videocassette market. (17 words)
The pilot was unfinished and several key shots were missing, but producer Norman Maurer edited the available footage and made the pilot a 52-minute special that was released to the Cartrivision videocassette home video market in 1973. (38 words)
Thousands of products we now recognise as milestones in consumer electronics were first showcased at the annual event, from the videocassette recorder (VCR) in 1970 to Microsoft’s Xbox in 2001. (31 words)
The television industry viewed videocassette recorders (VCRs) as having the power to disrupt their business, while television users viewed the VCR as the means to take control of their hobby. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
Thousands of products we now recognise as milestones in consumer electronics were first showcased at the annual event, from the videocassette recorder (VCR) in 1970 to Microsoft’s Xbox in 2001.
April A reel of 2-inch quadruplex videotape compared with a modern-day miniDV videocassette.
From the mid-1980s the spread of videocassette recorders and the arrival of private TV channels such as RTL Television provided new competition for theatrical film distribution.
In 1980, Disney launched Walt Disney Home Video to take advantage of the newly emerging videocassette market.
The pilot was unfinished and several key shots were missing, but producer Norman Maurer edited the available footage and made the pilot a 52-minute special that was released to the Cartrivision videocassette home video market in 1973.
The television industry viewed videocassette recorders (VCRs) as having the power to disrupt their business, while television users viewed the VCR as the means to take control of their hobby.
Unlike a videocassette recorder, which uses removable magnetic tape cartridges, a TiVo DVR stores television programs on an internal hard drive that can only be removed by disassembling the device.
Videocassette recorders used to be common in homes and television production facilities, but many functions of the VCR are being replaced.
Video recording The company launched the Betamax videocassette recording format in 1975.
Common combinations with videocassette
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: