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digital television

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.


digital television

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of digital television1

First recorded in 1955–60, for an earlier sense

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Example Sentences

Since 2015, Beijing has funded a massive project to supply digital television services to rural Africa, so don’t be surprised if you find Kenyans watching kung fu films.

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Digital television reinstates activity, and is subject to creative programming and interactivity.

These characteristics will be further reshaped as digital television becomes part of the networked world.

Are they replaced by the computer, the Internet browser, and digital television?

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