conditional access

noun

1. the encryption of television programme transmissions so that only authorized subscribers with suitable decoding apparatus may have access to them

Example Sentences

Students 13 and older have conditional access that requires completion of mandatory training and “Responsible Use Policy” signatures from students and parents.

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Subscription-based streaming services like Netflix and Spotify imply conditional access to libraries whose content can change.

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But this concern can be addressed in various ways; members of the Supreme Council of the central bank have suggested having monitored and conditional access to reserves.

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“These are prudent military planning measures that allow for temporary or conditional access of facilities in the event of a contingency, and are not provocative in any way, nor are they an expansion of the U.S. footprint in the region, in general, or in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular,” Urban wrote.

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The NGT earlier this month granted Vedanta, the Indian unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources Ltd, conditional access to the smelter for “administrative purposes”.

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