cable box
Americannoun
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an electronic device that allows cable television channels to be viewed by a subscriber.
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an electronic device that converts a digital television signal to analog or unscrambles a television signal.
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Recently, he forgot where TCM was on his cable box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But restoring it was a recognition of an undeniable fact: the future belongs to streaming, so why relegate a familiar and respected brand name to the waning cable box?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
“There’s no contract, no cable box, and no wait time to subscribe,” Disney said in the blog post.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2023
All your “campaign reboots” — the equivalent of unplugging the cable box for 15 seconds before plugging it back in — have not worked.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
The experience of TV, meanwhile, has become less tied to the cable box and the network schedule.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
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