set-top

American  

[set-top] / ˈsɛtˌtɒp /

adjective

1. denoting a device designed to sit atop a television and serve as a link to interactive communications systems.

   set-top boxes that allow viewers to order movies on demand.

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Etymology

Origin of set-top

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Back on terra firma, Brock agrees with Perplexity's Srinivas that fewer data centres will be required, and that she instead thinks "processing will move to a handheld device, or a set-top box, or a router in your home".

From BBC

The rules apply to any device on which a programme is viewed, including a TV, desktop or laptop computer, mobile phone, tablet, games console or set-top box.

From BBC

In other words, the era of the TiVo set-top box is over.

From Los Angeles Times

It tried to interest cable operators in adding DVR technology to their set-top boxes, but in 2003, I wrote that TiVo had experienced “notably little success” with this approach.

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Ramsay, TiVo’s co-founder, blamed the price, arguing that DVRs wouldn’t reach mass-market penetration until they were priced as about a $100 “add-on” to cable set-top boxes.

From Los Angeles Times