VCR

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A form of videocassette recorder — An electronic device for recording and playing back television programs and movies (featuring visual images and sound) on a videocassette that can be attached to a television set.

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videocassette recorder
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Meanings

nounVCR (plural VCRs)

plural VCRs

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of videocassette recorder.

    But whether or not the VCR makes a complete comeback, VHS enthusiasts agree that these tapes occupy an irreplaceable place in culture.

    2021 February 20, Hannah Selinger, “Who Is Still Buying VHS Tapes?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2022
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of virtual credit (card).
  3. abbreviationinitialismnatural sciencesInitialism of Vavilov–Cherenkov radiation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs

Similar
videocassette recorder
Broader
tape recordertape machine
Also see
videocassette recorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

VCR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VCR

MLA

“VCR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VCR. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “VCR,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VCR.

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