digital satellite system

American

noun

Telecommunications.

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

Etymology

Origin of digital satellite system

First recorded in 1965–70

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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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