Vol. 10 · Portmanteaus ·Late 20th century ·1982
Camcorder
camera recorder
- Meaning
- A portable video recording device.
- Source words
- camera + recorder
- Coined by
- Sony marketing
- Year
- 1982
Background
Sony combined camera and videotape recorder into one unit and coined a name for the product category. Commoditised by 1990; nearly extinct as a standalone device by 2015.
Late 20th century
Marketing, media, and the early internet. Infomercial, emoticon, workaholic — the coinages name phenomena of mass media and white-collar life. Several predate the decades they're associated with.
Two words, one coinage.
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