Real Dictionary

videotape
uncountable noun: Videotape is magnetic tape that is used to record moving pictures and sounds to be shown on television.

videotape in American English
a magnetic tape on which electronic impulses, as of the video and audio portions of a TV program, can be recorded for later playing
to record on videotape
noun: magnetic tape used to record the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc. (distinguished from audiotape)
transitive verb: to record (programs, etc.) on videotape

videotape in British English
to record (a television programme etc) on tape using a video recorder, so that you can watch it later
noun: magnetic tape on which pictures and sound can be recorded