digital satellite system

noun

Telecommunications.

1. a network of satellites that broadcast digital signals to satellite dishes that decode the signals and transmit them to computers, radios, and televisions. DSS

Word History and Origins

Origin of digital satellite system¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

A consortium of telecommunications companies that includes GM Hughes Electronics, RCA/Thomson and Hubbard Broadcasting has just completed a nationwide roll-out of its Digital Satellite System, which offers 150 channels to customers who buy and install a home dish only 18 in. in diameter.

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