video (videos plural & 3rd person present) (videoing present participle) (videoed past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A video is a film or television programme recorded on tape for people to watch on a television set.
...the makers of films and videos.
2 n-uncount Video is the system of recording films and events on tape so that people can watch them on a television set.
oft on N
She has watched the race on video., ...manufacturers of audio and video equipment.
3 n-count A video is a machine that you can use to record television programmes and play videotapes on a television set.
(mainly BRIT)
(=video recorder, VCR)
He'd set the video for 8.00.
in AM, usually use VCR
4 verb If you video a television programme or event, you record it on tape using a video recorder or video camera, so that you can watch it later.
(mainly BRIT)
(=videotape, tape)
She had been videoing the highlights of the tournament... V n
in AM, usually use tape, videotape
5 n-uncount Video is a system by which you can see television images or films on your computer, rather than on a television set.
reverse video
Reverse video is the process of reversing the colours of normal characters and background on a computer screen, in order to highlight the display. (COMPUTING) n-uncount
video camera (video cameras plural )A video camera is a camera that you use to record something that is happening so that you can watch it later. n-count
video cassette (video cassettes plural )A video cassette is a cassette containing videotape, on which you can record or watch moving pictures and sounds. n-count
(=videotape)
video-conference (video-conferences plural )A video-conference is a meeting that takes place using video conferencing. (BUSINESS) n-count
video conferencing , video-conferencing, videoconferencing Video conferencing is a system that enables people in various places around the world to have a meeting by seeing and hearing each other on a screen. (BUSINESS) n-uncount
video diary (video diaries plural )A video diary is a film that someone makes of the things that happen to them over a period of time, recorded using a video camera. n-count
video game (video games plural )A video game is a computer game that you play on your television or on a similar device. n-count
video nasty (video nasties plural )A video nasty is an extremely violent or frightening film which people can only buy on video.
(BRIT) n-count
video recorder (video recorders plural )A video recorder or a video cassette recorder is the same as a VCR. n-count
(=video)
video wall (video walls plural )A video wall is a set of video screens that are connected together, so that each screen shows a part of the whole picture or so that the same picture is repeated on each screen. n-count
