digital television
Americannoun
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a television broadcasting technology in which signals are transmitted as a sequence of binary numbers.
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a television set that can receive these digital signals.
noun
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television in which the picture information is transmitted in digital form and decoded at the television receiver
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a television set that can decode digital picture information and convert it into visible images
Etymology
Origin of digital television
First recorded in 1955–60, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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The BBC will retain its newsgathering team in India for its English language digital, television and radio outlets headquartered in London.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024
The boxes the size of a deck of cards allow digital television receivers to connect with computers using technology called datacasting.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021
She suggests replacing the harmful blue light exposure of smart devices, computers and digital television screens “with activities that have a similar goal.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2021
It turns out that digital television, originally meant as a convenient alternative to clunky cable, can be just as knotty and cumbrous as the business it’s trying to replace.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2021
That in ten years all our TV sets, if the TV set remains a distinct receiver, will be digital says much less than the endless creative ideas emerging around the reality of digital television.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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