vid·e·o·disc

also vid·e·o·disk (vĭd′ē-ō-dĭsk′)

A disc on which sounds and images, as of a movie, are recorded.

[Originally a German trademark.]

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videodisk

(ˈvɪdɪəʊˌdɪsk)

(Computer Science) another name for optical disc

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Noun

videodisk - a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set

DVD, videodisc

optical disc, optical disk - a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface

Translations

videolemez

videodisk

[ˈvɪdɪəʊˌdɪsk] n → videodisco

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Mary Alice White coined the term "e-learning" in 1983, in a journal article entitled "Synthesis of Research on Electronic Learning." E-learning was defined as "learning via electronic sources, such as television, computer, videodisk, teletext, videotext." (White, 1983, p.

An e-learning theoretical framework

(1986), 'Geographic information systems and the BBC's Domesday interactive videodisk', Proceedings, Auto Carto, London, (2):539-546.

Exploring space: lessons from applying interactive integrated media for visualising geography

(1996) The influence of interactive videodisk construction using real time analysis on kinematics graphing skills of high school physics students journal of research on science teaching 32, 855-869.

Multiplemedia instruction and learning style: their effects on achievement of high school chemistry students

David Paul Gregg first envisioned the optical disk (or VIDEODISK as he named it) in 1958 and patented the technology in 1961 and 1969.

Who Invented the Disk?

Almost every home has one of the consumer electronics products such as a videocassette recorder, a compact disk player, or a digital videodisk player (Han et al.

Solution methodology for synchronizing assembly manufacturing and air transportation of consumer electronics supply chain

Moving on to other electronic resources, 2002 sees the reissue on videodisk (122 minutes) in a letterbox widescreen format of the 1996 Michael Winterbottom film, Jude the Obscure, published in association with BBC Films (New York: PolyGram Video; USA Home Entertainment, 2002).

Thomas Hardy. (Guide to the Year's Work)

"An interactive videodisk program for low back pain patients." Inquiry.

Improving health care by linking risk adjustment and condition-specific quality measurement

DVD stands for digital videodisk, and most DVD drives and platters are also in the read-only memory format.

DVDs and CDs for the technically challenged

This study investigated the effectiveness of a videodisk instructional tool.

Exercise physiology. (Senior Division 2002)

Larrabee and Blanton (1999) obtained positive results in a pilot project using multimedia techniques (e.g., videotapes, videodisk movie segments, computer animation, color transparencies, experiential activities) that enhanced the learning of career development content by counselors-in-training.

Teaching the multicultural counseling competencies and revised career counseling competencies simultaneously

How to get started in interactive videodisk: A user's perspective.

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