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cable television — UK US noun [U] (also cable, also cable TV) ► COMMUNICATIONS the system of broadcasting television programmes using underground cable: » cable television companies »a cable television channel/network/station »Some of the proceedings will be… … Financial and business terms
cable television — or ,cable T V noun uncount a system for broadcasting television programs in which signals are sent through underground wires. Cable television is often simply called cable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cable television — UK / US or cable TV UK / US noun [uncountable] a system for broadcasting television programmes in which signals are sent through underground wires. Cable television is often simply called cable … English dictionary
cable television — cable T V a system of broadcasting television programmes by ↑cable →↑satellite television … Dictionary of contemporary English
cable television — ► NOUN ▪ a system in which television programmes are transmitted to the sets of subscribers by cable … English terms dictionary
Cable television — CATV redirects here. For CAT5 cable, see Category 5 cable. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into a residence. Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals… … Wikipedia
cable television — a system of broadcasting television programming to private subscribers by means of coaxial cable. Also called cable TV, pay cable. * * * System that distributes television signals by means of coaxial or fibre optic cables. Cable television… … Universalium
cable television — noun 1. television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver • Syn: ↑cable • Hypernyms: ↑television, ↑telecasting, ↑TV, ↑video 2. a television system that transmits over cables • Syn … Useful english dictionary
cable television — Since the early 1990s, when cable television networks were first introduced to China, they have become one of the principle modes of television reception in China’s major cities. The significance of cable television is enhanced by the fact that… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
cable television — N UNCOUNT Cable television is a television system in which signals are sent along wires rather than by radio waves … English dictionary
cable television — noun Cable television is used before these nouns: ↑operator … Collocations dictionary
