a video recording made on magnetic tape
"I found that old videotape in the box, but it wouldn't play because the VCR couldn't read the obsolete magnetic format."
a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
"The archivist carefully loaded the old videotape into the player to review the footage from the 1980s conference."
magnetic tape used to record both video images and sound for subsequent playback or broadcasting
"The archivist carefully inserted the old videotape into the player, watching as the grainy footage of the 1980s news broadcast flickered back to life on the screen."
to make a recording of something on videotape
"We decided to videotape our daughter's first recital so we could watch it later at home."