video

Transitive Verb[C/U] Both

pl: videospast: videoedpp: videoeding: videoing

This term has evolved from a technical specification of magnetic tape to a universal descriptor for any digital moving image. It carries a sense of documentation and playback, shifting the focus from the act of watching to the asset itself.

Countable when referring to a specific clip or file (I sent you a video). Uncountable when referring to the technology or medium of recording (The quality of the video is poor).

Meanings

Noun

[something]

The recording, reproducing, and broadcasting of moving visual images.

"The security video showed the thief entering the building."

Noun

[something]

A recording of moving visual images.

"I watched a video of the cat playing with a ball."

Transitive Verb

[someone][something]

To record something using a video camera.

"We decided to video the entire wedding ceremony."

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