"Betamax" meaning in English

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        "A home videocassette recording format, now known for having lost the format war to VHS."
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          "ref": "2006, Ian David Aronson, DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish, volume 1, O'Reilly Media, page 98",
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          "ref": "2012, Michael Meyers, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, edition 8, McGraw Hill Professional, page 253",
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        "To make obsolete."
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        "(transitive, informal) To make obsolete."
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