Dvr

/ˌdiviˈɑr/ noun

Definition

digital video recorder; a device that records television programs to a hard drive

Etymology

acronym formed in the 1990s from 'Digital Video Recorder'

Kelly Says

DVRs basically killed the phrase 'same bat-time, same bat-channel' - suddenly we could watch whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted!

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