ALSO CALLED: Cassette Recorders, Video Cassette Recorders, and Video Recorders DEFINITION: A VCR (videocassette recorder) is an electromechanical device for recording and playing back full-motion audio-visual programming on cassettes containing magnetic tape. Most videocassettes have tape measuring 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) in width. The most common application of the VCR is its use by consumers
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VCR DEFINITION (continued): … for the purpose of playing and recording television (TV) programs and for creating home video recordings. A TV camera equipped with a VCR is called a camcorder. The abbreviation VCR can also stand for videocassette recording.
The first VCRs were designed and built in the 1960s, and became available to the public around 1970. The technology rapidly evolved and the equipment came down in price, so by the mid-1970s it was within the reach of the average consumer. Today there are two … VCR definition sponsored by WhatIs.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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