VHS

consumer-level analog video tape recording and cassette form factor standard
Product magnetic_tape_cassette_format_with_side_by_side_reels Q183976
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VHS

Summary

VHS is a magnetic tape cassette format with side-by-side reels[1]. VHS has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • VHS is credited with the discovery of Yuma Shiraishi[3].
  • VHS received the IEEE milestone[4].
  • VHS's instance of is recorded as magnetic tape cassette format with side-by-side reels[5].
  • VHS's instance of is recorded as trademark[6].
  • VHS's instance of is recorded as video format[7].
  • VHS is owned by JVC[8].
  • VHS is a type of magnetic tape[9].
  • VHS is a type of machine-readable medium[10].
  • VHS is a type of analog storage medium[11].
  • VHS is used for analog video recording[12].
  • VHS's Commons category is recorded as VHS[13].
  • 1974 marks the founding of VHS[14].
  • VHS's topic's main category is recorded as Category:VHS[15].
  • VHS's described by source is recorded as Museum of Obsolete Media[16].
  • VHS's equivalent class is recorded as http://bibliograph.net/VHS[17].
  • VHS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'VHS'}[18].
  • VHS's different from is recorded as VHS[19].
  • VHS's uses is recorded as VHS tape[20].
  • VHS's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Video Home System'}[21].

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Works and Contributions

VHS is credited with the discovery of Yuma Shiraishi[3].

Recognition

VHS received the IEEE milestone[4].

Why It Matters

VHS has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] VHS is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What awards did VHS receive?

Honors received include IEEE milestone[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . ethw.org. ethw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Trivialist · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Owned by JVC
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    Described by source Museum of Obsolete Media
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