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In some senses, betamax is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
betamax
noun 2name 1verb 1
Collocations
1BETAMAX + NOUN
cassette
Definitions
name
1
A home videocassette recording format developed by Sony in 1975, now known for having lost the format war to VHS.
verb
1
To make (something) obsolete.
If you don’t want to get Betamaxed, or stuck with a dated technology, it might be a good idea to purchase the latest, fastest computer available.
DRM can't stop piracy, but it can prevent anyone from Betamaxing another industry, commercializing disruptive technology development without content-industry sanction.
noun
1
a Betamax (videocassette tape)
2
coagulated chicken blood that is boiled, cut in to cubes, skewered and grilled to be sold as a street food
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If you don’t want to get Betamaxed, or stuck with a dated technology, it might be a good idea to purchase the latest, fastest computer available.
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DRM can't stop piracy, but it can prevent anyone from Betamaxing another industry, commercializing disruptive technology development without content-industry sanction.
Wiktionary03
CRIMM RDRAM offered dramatic possibilities for high-speed PCs but ran into three roadblocks that Betamaxed it.
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This is a Betamax cassette.
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