1. past tense of kinescope; recorded (a live television broadcast) on kinescope film for later broadcast or archival purposes
Usage: historical; chiefly used in television broadcasting from the 1950s–1970s before videotape became standard

Examples

• The live television performance was kinescoped so it could be shown again on the West Coast.
• Many classic TV shows were kinescoped during the golden age of live broadcasting.
• The network kinescoped the entire episode for archival purposes.
• Before videotape technology, producers kinescoped important broadcasts onto 16mm film.
• That historic speech was kinescoped and preserved for future generations.