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digital satellite system

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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

Etymology

Origin of digital satellite system

First recorded in 1965–70

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