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| arcade |
a covered passageway that has shops or places to play video or other games along the sides. [1/2 definitions] |
| camcorder |
a portable video recording device that includes a camera and a videocassette recorder in one unit. |
| cassette |
a case with film, audio tape, or video tape inside. Cassettes make it easy to load a camera or recorder. |
| film |
to photograph with a movie camera or other video recording device. [1/5 definitions] |
| multimedia |
the combination of sound, still pictures, and video. [2 definitions] |
| pixel |
one of the tiny dots of light that make up an image on a computer or television screen. A pixel is the smallest unit of a video image. The word "pixel" is a shortened form of the phrase "picture element". |
| recording |
the act or process of making a record, compact disk, audio tape, or video tape. [2 definitions] |
| sound bite |
a short statement taken from a video or audio tape that is to be included in a later broadcast. |
| visual |
having to do with or using pictures or video. [1/2 definitions] |
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