Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A trademark for a videotape format.

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  • initialism Video Home System (a videocassette standard- originally Vertical Helical Scan)

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Examples

  • Stocks of the SECRET OF GOLD (in VHS only) are running low.

    Matthew Yglesias » Is The Fed Stifling Recovery? 2010

  • It was a VHS from the 49 cent bin at the local MOOOVIES store.

    Word count wendigomountain 2008

  • Anyone else expect to get completely beat down by their significant other this weekend while renting 50 VHS from the 80's to sit and do absolutely NOTHING as a result of this discussion ….

    80's Movies: Remakes, Sequels and Forgotten Films « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • Of course, recent advances, like the Kindle, sort of take away the beauty of this, as VHS is a very different medium.

    Text Post Redacto 2007

  • Of course, recent advances, like the Kindle, sort of take away the beauty of this, as VHS is a very different medium.

    Text Post Redacto 2007

  • Of course, recent advances, like the Kindle, sort of take away the beauty of this, as VHS is a very different medium.

    Text Post Redacto 2007

  • Of course, recent advances, like the Kindle, sort of take away the beauty of this, as VHS is a very different medium.

    Text Post Redacto 2007

  • Of course, recent advances, like the Kindle, sort of take away the beauty of this, as VHS is a very different medium.

    Text Post Redacto 2007

  • That's also why VHS is in so many different regional formats ...

    Technological Scum 2004

  • VHS is an open standard, but liscencing fees must be payed to JVC to manufacture players.

    Pepsi-iTunes Super Bowl ad blasted 2004

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