Word
VHS
Phoneticsvhs
Definition
n. Stands for Video Home System. A type of plastic tape used to record and play movies on a television. People used these before DVDs and streaming became popular.
n. Abbreviation for Video Home System. A consumer-level analog recording standard for video cassettes. Refers to the physical tape format used in home video systems from the late 1970s until the early 2000s.
Examples
“I found an old VHS tape of my third birthday party.”
“Before the digital revolution, families would go to the local store to rent a VHS for the weekend.”
“The archival project aims to digitize thousands of hours of footage currently stored on degrading VHS tapes to preserve the historical record.”
Examples
simple
“I found an old VHS tape of my third birthday party.”
contextual
“Before the digital revolution, families would go to the local store to rent a VHS for the weekend.”
complex
“The archival project aims to digitize thousands of hours of footage currently stored on degrading VHS tapes to preserve the historical record.”
Usage
Often used as a modifier before another noun, such as 'VHS player' or 'VHS tape'.
Real-World Examples
“In 2001, most children under 8 were watching approximately 3.5 hours per day of television or videos on VHS .” “In the early 1980s, a friend had one VHS tape and it was 9 to 5.” Etymology
Initialism of Vertical Helical Scan, later reinterpreted as Video Home System.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.