DBS

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abbreviation Television.

direct broadcast satellite: a satellite that transmits television signals that can be picked up directly by a home viewer with a dish antenna.

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Words nearby DBS

D.B.E., Dbh, D.Bib., dbl., DBMS, DBS, dbx, dc, DCB, DCC, DCF

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How to use DBS in a sentence

In DBS, a neurosurgeon implants electrodes in the brain that attach to a “pacemaker” for the brain.
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British Dictionary definitions for DBS

DBS

abbreviation for

direct broadcasting by satellite

direct broadcasting satellite

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