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camcorder

cam·cord·er [camcorder camcorders]   [ˈkæmkɔːdə(r)]    [ˈkæmkɔːrdər]  noun
a video camera that records pictures and sound and that can be carried around 
Word Origin:

1980s: blend of camera  and recorder.

air conditioner

ˈair conditioner [air conditioner]       noun

a machine that cools and dries air

flash drive

ˈflash drive 8 [flash drive]       (also USˈB drive, ˈpen drive) (NAmE also ˈthumb drive) noun

(computing)
a small memory device that can be used to store data from a computer and to move it from one computer to another
Syn:  memory stick
• Insert the flash drive into the USB port.
• The flash drive is compatible with all notebook PCs running Windows.

See also: USB drive ▪ pen drive ▪ thumb drive

DVD

DVD [DVD]   [ˌdiː viː ˈdiː]    [ˌdiː viː ˈdiː]  noun
a disk on which large amounts of information, especially photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a computer or DVD player (the abbreviation for ‘digital videodisc ’ or ‘digital versatile disc ’)
• a DVD-ROM drive
• Is it available on DVD yet?  
Collocations:
Cinema/the movies
Watching
go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie
go to/sit in (BrE) the cinema/(NAmE) the (movie) theater
rent a film/movie/DVD
download a film/movie/video
burn/copy/rip a DVD
see/watch a film/movie/DVD/video/preview/trailer
Showing
show/screen a film/movie
promote/distribute/review a film/movie
(BrE) be on at the cinema
be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
do well/badly at the box office
get a lot of/live up to the hype
Film-making
write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay
direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel/video
make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
do/work on a sequel/remake
film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth)
compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
Acting
have/get/do an audition
get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
act in/appear in/star in a film/movie/remake
do/perform/attempt a stunt
work in/make it big in Hollywood
forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
Describing films
the camera pulls back/pans over sth/zooms in (on sth)
the camera focuses on sth/lingers on sth
shoot sb/show sb in extreme close-up
use odd/unusual camera angles
be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
be set/take place in London/in the '60s
have a happy ending/plot twist 
Example Bank:
• Consumers are demanding high-quality DVD playback.
• I haven't seen the first DVD so I can't compare them.
• Pop this DVD in and sit back and relax.
• The first edition of the album comes with a bonus DVD.
• The movie is available in DVD format.
• a multi-region DVD player
• the DVD drive in my PC

• Let's just stay in and watch a DVD.

GPS

GPS 7 [GPS]   [ˌdʒiː piː ˈes]    [ˌdʒiː piː ˈes]  abbreviation
global positioning system (a system by which signals are sent from satellites to a special device, used to show the position of a person or thing on the surface of the earth very accurately)
• The drivers all have GPS in the van.
• She switched on the GPS system before she left the airport.

compare  satnav

sandwich

sand·wich [sandwich sandwiches sandwiched sandwiching] noun, verb   [ˈsænwɪtʃ]    [ˈsænwɪtʃ]    [ˈsænwɪdʒ]    [ˈsænwɪdʒ] 

noun
1. (also BrE informal sar·nie) two slices of bread, often spread with butter, with a layer of meat, cheese, etc. between them
• a cheese sandwich
• a sandwich bar (= a place that sells sandwiches )

see also  club sandwich, open sandwich

2. (BrE) (in compounds) a sponge cake consisting of two layers with jam and/or cream between them
• a chocolate sponge sandwich
• a sandwich tin (= for baking such a cake in)  
Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–92), an English nobleman said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gaming table.  
Example Bank:
• He made two rounds of tuna sandwiches.
• What would you like in your sandwich?
• a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Derived: sandwich A and B together ▪ sandwich somebody between somebody