Betamaxn.
/ˈbiːtəmaks/, U.S. /ˈbeɪdəˌmæks/ A proprietary name for the videocassette format also known as Beta (beta n. Additions).
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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > production or use of video recording > [noun] > videotape or videodisc > specific
U-Matic1972
Betamax1975
S-VHS1987
Blu-ray2001
1975 Pop. Photogr. Aug. 208/3 But Sony..won't give up: its new Betamax ½ in. cassette system uses tape very sparingly.
1975 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 Sept. tm21 Sony Corporation... Filed Oct. 29, 1974. Betamax for magnetic video recorders and/or reproducers and magnetic media therefor... First use Oct. 9, 1974.
1975 Newsweek 8 Dec. 57/2 Sony's Betamax video recorder unit will allow viewers to tape a show on one channel while watching another and, thanks to a digital timing device, to record programs while away from home.
1977 Trade Marks Jrnl. 19 Jan. 95/2 Betamax..Electrical and electronic apparatus..tapes for recording and reproducing visual and/or aural signals; and reels and cassettes... Sony Kabushiki Kaisha (Sony Corporation).
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