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VCR: see videocassette recorder camcorder combines a video camera and VCR in a single handheld machine.

The first commercially successful VCR, which used a Betamax format, was introduced in 1975. A competitive format, VHS (Video Home System), was introduced in the same year and became the dominant system.
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VCR

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Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. The first commercial VCRs were marketed by Sony Corp. in 1969. VCRs are used to record broadcast TV programs for later viewing and to play commercially recorded cassettes. They have from two to seven tape heads that read and inscribe video and audio tracks on magnetic tape. Home movies can be made with a camcorder system, a VCR connected to a simple video camera.

(VideoCassette Recorder) A videotape recording and playback machine that houses both supply and takeup reels of tape in a convenient removable package. The most ubiquitous VCR format is the 1/2" VHS tape, which has been widely used for entertainment and training. One inch videocassettes are used for mastering video recordings, and Sony's 3/4" Umatic videocassettes were widely used in corporate training before VHS tapes became popular. See Betamax, VHS and VTR.

The VHS Videocassette
The half-inch VHS videocassette is the most widely used tape cassette in use worldwide.

VCR - Video Cassette Recorder
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