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Betamax

/ˈbiːtəmaks

noun [mass noun] trademark in the US

A format for video recorders, now largely obsolete.In 1976, movie studios sued Sony over its Betamax videotape recorder, claiming it facilitated piracy....

Until recently, I thought electronic books were sharing a graveyard with eight-track tapes, Betamax video recorders and record players.
Sony's Betamax video tape recorder, which famously lost the 1980s video format war but held on for decades as a niche product, will finally be laid to rest after digital formats delivered a death blow…

Origin

1970s: from Japanese beta 'all over' + -max from maximum.

单词	Betamax
释义	Betamax /ˈbiːtəmaks / noun [mass noun] trademark in the US A format for video recorders, now largely obsolete.In 1976, movie studios sued Sony over its Betamax videotape recorder, claiming it facilitated piracy.... Until recently, I thought electronic books were sharing a graveyard with eight-track tapes, Betamax video recorders and record players. Sony's Betamax video tape recorder, which famously lost the 1980s video format war but held on for decades as a niche product, will finally be laid to rest after digital formats delivered a death blow… Origin 1970s: from Japanese beta 'all over' + -max from maximum.
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