set‐top

adjective

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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Origin of set‐top

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby set‐top

settlor, setula, setulose, setup, setúbal, set‐top, seurat, seuss, seuss, dr., sevan, sevastopol
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