Kinescope
/ˈkɪnəˌskoʊp/noun
A device or film recording made from a television screen, especially for preserving or distributing a live broadcast.
Did you know?In the 1940s and 1950s, Kinescope films were often the only way to preserve live television broadcasts for regions without a network feed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱeie-
“To move or set in motion; the proposed ancestral root behind Greek kinēsis.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kīnēsis
“Movement or motion.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
skopein
“To look at, examine, or inspect.”
1896
English
kinescope
“A name coined for an early motion-picture viewing device, combining Greek-derived kine- with -scope.”
1940s
English
kinescope
“A photographic film recording made by filming the image on a television picture tube.”
Modern English
English
kinescope
“A film recording of a television broadcast, now largely replaced by electronic and digital recording.”