What does "vhs" mean?

A type of videotape originally developed by the Japanese company JVC.

Vhs

Common synonyms include: analog videotape format, cassette tape, cassette-based, vhs-based, vhs-format, video cassette.

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Noun

1
A type of videotape originally developed by the Japanese company JVC. countable, uncountable
"The curt take on VHS is that it is a dead format, a quaint and sham way to watch a movie. Regardless, to date, there are quantities of VHS titles not available on DVD, and that may never be."
2
plural of VH form-of, plural

"Once upon a time, there was a video format called VHS."

Initialism of Vertical Helical Scan, later reinterpreted as Video Home System.