English

Proper noun

Betamax

1. A home videocassette recording format.

Synonyms

• Beta

Verb

Betamax ‎(third-person singular simple present Betamaxes, present participle Betamaxing, simple past and past participle Betamaxed)

1. 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.

See also

• VHS

Cebuano

Noun

betamax

1. (informal) Coagulated chicken blood; boiled, cut in to cubes, skewered and grilled and sold as a street food.

Tagalog

Etymology

Named after the video recording format Betamax, from a resemblance to the cuboidal video cassettes.

Noun

betamax

1. (informal) Coagulated chicken blood; boiled, cut in to cubes, skewered and grilled and sold as a street food.