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video(1) (iou)



video adjective & noun. M20.
[from Latin videre see + -O, after AUDIO.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the visual element of television broadcasts or the signals representing it. M20.
T. McGuane People..had huge video dishes next to their homes.
Of or pertaining to the recording, reproducing, or broadcasting of visual images on magnetic tape etc. M20.
Art In the case of video art, there has not been a major exhibition since 1976. Which? A special..connector..to simplify connecting together video equipment.
b. noun. Pl. -os.
The image which is displayed or is to be displayed on a television screen or other cathode-ray tube; the signal corresponding to this. M20.
reverse video: see REVERSE adjective.
Television as a broadcasting medium. US colloq. M20.
= video recorder below. colloq. M20.
Which? Teletext videos can record subtitles.
A film etc. recorded on videotape; colloq. = video cassette below. Also, videotape as a recording medium. M20.
New Scientist Money to be made from selling archive programmes on video. Life The music industry's free promo videos of pop stars.
The process of recording, reproducing, or broadcasting visual images on magnetic tape etc. L20.
B. Geldof I suspected that video would become very important to music.
Special collocations & comb. (of noun & adjective): video amplifier: designed to amplify the wide range of frequencies present in video signals and deliver the signal to the picture tube of a television set. video arcade (orig. & chiefly US) an amusement arcade having mainly video games. video camera a camera for recording images on videotape etc. or for transmitting them to a monitor screen. video cassette a cassette of videotape; video cassette recorder, = video recorder below (abbreviation VCR). videoconference an arrangement in which television sets linked by telephone lines etc. are used to enable a group of people in different places to communicate with each other in both sound and vision. videoconferencing communication by means of a videoconference. video diary a record on videotape of a notable period of someone's life, or of a particular event, made using a camcorder. videodisc a metal-coated disc on which visual material is recorded for subsequent reproduction on a television screen. video display terminal, video display unit = visual display unit s.v. VISUAL adjective. video film (a) a cinematographic film of a television broadcast; (b) a video recording. video frequency a frequency in the range employed for the video signal in television (i.e. a few hertz to several million hertz), esp. one in the higher part of this range. video game a game played by electronically manipulating computer-generated images displayed on a television screen. video-grab (a) noun a frame of video or television footage used as a still photo, in print or on a computer screen; the process of obtaining this; (b) verb trans. capture and digitize (an image, esp. a frame of video or television footage) for later display or printing. videogram a pre-recorded video recording, esp. of a commercial film. video jock, video jockey (orig. US) a person who introduces and plays music videos on TV, at a discotheque, etc. video mail electronic mail to which a short video recording or a still image may be attached, to be replayed by the recipient. video map a map produced electronically on a radar screen to assist in navigation. video mapping the production of video maps. video nasty: see NASTY noun1 2. videophone a telephone incorporating a television screen allowing communication in both sound and vision. video piracy the production and sale of unauthorized copies of commercial video films. video pirate a person who produces and sells illegal copies of commercial video films. video-player a machine used in conjunction with a television for playing video recordings. videorecord verb trans. make a video recording of. video recorder a machine used in conjunction with a television for recording broadcast material and playing this video recording back. video recording the action or process of recording something on videotape etc.; a recording on videotape etc. video signal a signal that contains all the information required for producing the picture in television broadcasting. video-telephone = videophone above. video terminal = video display terminal above.
videophile noun a person devoted to watching television or video recordings L20.