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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
videodisc
noun
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▪ At the time, the only technology available to store large numbers of high quality images was the analogue videodisc.
▪ Cost saving on this scale is particularly important in videodisc applications because videodiscs and their workstations are costly.
▪ Experimental work is going on in the production of educational software for videodisc.
▪ It was a stark contrast with the commercial failure of the videodisc.
▪ Its diameter is only 12 centimetres rather than 12 inches but its silvered surface is covered in laser-etched pits like a videodisc.
▪ Will videodisc technology continue to dominate in these applications?
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videodisc

n. an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment

WordNet
videodisc

n. a digital videodisc; a recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set [syn: videodisk, DVD]

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Videodisc

Videodisc (or video disc) is a general term for a laser- or stylus-readable random-access disc that contains both audio and analog video signals recorded in an analog form. Typically, it is a reference to any such media that predates the mainstream popularity of the DVD format.