digital television

American  

noun

1. a television broadcasting technology in which signals are transmitted as a sequence of binary numbers.

2. a television set that can receive these digital signals.

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digital television British  

noun

1. television in which the picture information is transmitted in digital form and decoded at the television receiver

2. a television set that can decode digital picture information and convert it into visible images

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Etymology

Origin of digital television

First recorded in 1955–60, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

The boxes the size of a deck of cards allow digital television receivers to connect with computers using technology called datacasting.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

She suggests replacing the harmful blue light exposure of smart devices, computers and digital television screens “with activities that have a similar goal.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Chief Executive Urs Schaeppi of Swiss internet, mobile phone and digital television provider Swisscom addresses the company's annual news conference in Zurich, Switzerland February 7, 2019.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2021

It turns out that digital television, originally meant as a convenient alternative to clunky cable, can be just as knotty and cumbrous as the business it’s trying to replace.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2021

With computer- supported visual communication integrating digital television, we will dispose of the entire infrastructure for a visually dominated civilization.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai