Kalmar "kinetoscope" tana nufin na'urar hoto mai motsi da wuri wacce aka ƙera don gabatar da fina-finai ga ɗaiɗaikun masu kallo ta hanyar baƙar fata. An samo kalmar daga kalmomin Helenanci "kineto" (ma'anar "motsi") da "scope" (ma'anar "gani"), don haka kalmar a zahiri tana nufin "ga motsi."
