personal video recorder

noun

A device that can record broadcast television programmes, or the images from a video camera, for subsequent playback through a television set

Similar
digital video recorderdigital personal video recorderPVR
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpersonal video recorder (plural personal video recorders)

plural personal video recorders

  1. CanadaIrelandUKbroadcastingA device that can record broadcast television programmes, or the images from a video camera, for subsequent playback through a television set

    Synonyms: digital video recorder, digital personal video recorder, PVR

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device that can record broadcast television programmes, or the images from a video camera, for subsequent playback through a television set

Similar
digital video recorderdigital personal video recorderPVR
Also see
digital video recorder

Translations

Finnish PVR-laite
  • PVR-laitevideo recording device for personal use
Malay perakam video peribadi
  • perakam video peribadivideo recording device for personal use
Cite this entry
APA

personal video recorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20video%20recorder

MLA

“personal video recorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20video%20recorder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personal video recorder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20video%20recorder.

Source: personal video recorder on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.