n.
Pronunciation: ' vi-d ē - ˌ ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin vid ē re to see + -o (as in audio )
Date: 1937
1 : TELEVISION also : the visual portion of television
2 : VIDEOTAPE : as a : a recording of a motion picture or television program for playing through a television set b : a videotaped performance of a song often featuring an interpretation of the lyrics through visual images
3 : a recording similar to a videotape but stored in digital form (as on an optical disk or a computer's hard drive)