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VIDEOCASETERA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Video Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- videocassette recorder
1, record 1, English, videocassette%20recorder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VCR 2, record 1, English, VCR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- video cassette recorder 3, record 1, English, video%20cassette%20recorder
correct
- videocassette machine 4, record 1, English, videocassette%20machine
correct
- cassette videorecorder 5, record 1, English, cassette%20videorecorder
- cassette videotape recorder 6, record 1, English, cassette%20videotape%20recorder
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The videocassette recorder (VCR) is essentially a television receiver minus a display tube, having facilities for recording television and other video inputs and playing back programmes recorded on videocassette. 4, record 1, English, - videocassette%20recorder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Television pictures can be recorded by means of a videotape recorder or a video cassette recorder. 3, record 1, English, - videocassette%20recorder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Vidéotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- magnétoscope à cassettes
1, record 1, French, magn%C3%A9toscope%20%C3%A0%20cassettes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- magnétoscope à cassette 2, record 1, French, magn%C3%A9toscope%20%C3%A0%20cassette
correct, masculine noun
- magnétoscope à vidéocassette 3, record 1, French, magn%C3%A9toscope%20%C3%A0%20vid%C3%A9ocassette
correct, masculine noun
- magnétoscope à vidéo-cassettes 4, record 1, French, magn%C3%A9toscope%20%C3%A0%20vid%C3%A9o%2Dcassettes
correct, masculine noun
- magnétoscope à cassettes vidéo 5, record 1, French, magn%C3%A9toscope%20%C3%A0%20cassettes%20vid%C3%A9o
correct, masculine noun
- appareil à vidéo-cassettes 4, record 1, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20vid%C3%A9o%2Dcassettes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magnétoscope fonctionnant à l'aide de bandes en cassettes. 6, record 1, French, - magn%C3%A9toscope%20%C3%A0%20cassettes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le magnétoscope à cassette peut être considéré comme une variante du projecteur de films où le procédé d'enregistrement change puisque son et image sont stockés sur une bande magnétique au lieu de l'être sur un film photographique et où la restitution est différente puisqu'elle se fait à l'aide d'un téléviseur. 7, record 1, French, - magn%C3%A9toscope%20%C3%A0%20cassettes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
- Técnicas de video
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- videograbadora
1, record 1, Spanish, videograbadora
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- videocasetera 2, record 1, Spanish, videocasetera
feminine noun, Latin America
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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