Betamax
Proper noun
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Proper noun
- A home videocassette recording format, now known for having lost the format war to VHS.
Betamax (Betamaxes, present participle Betamaxing; past and past participle Betamaxed)
- (transitive, informal) To make obsolete.
- 2006, Ian David Aronson, DV Filmmaking, From Start to Finish, volume 1, O'Reilly Media, ISBN 0596008481, page 98:
- 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.
- 2008, Chris DiBona, Mark Stone, and Danese Cooper, Open Sources 2.0, The Continuing Evolution, O'Reilly Media, ISBN 0596553897, page 159:
- DRM can't stop piracy, but it can prevent anyone from Betamaxing another industry, commercializing disruptive technology development without content-industry sanction.
- 2012, Michael Meyers, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, edition 8, McGraw Hill Professional, ISBN 007179512X, page 253:
- CRIMM RDRAM offered dramatic possibilities for high-speed PCs but ran into three roadblocks that Betamaxed it.
- 2006, Ian David Aronson, DV Filmmaking, From Start to Finish, volume 1, O'Reilly Media, ISBN 0596008481, page 98:
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