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lead-in

[leed-in]
–noun
1. something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
2. Radio, Television.
a. the connection between an antenna and a transmitter or receiving set.
b. the portion of a program or script that precedes or introduces a commercial.
–adjective
3. (of a conductor) carrying input to an electric or electronic device or circuit, esp. from an antenna.

Origin:
1910–15; n., adj. use of v. phrase lead in
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lead-in   (lēd'ĭn')
n.  
  1. Opening or introductory matter: The joke served as a lead-in to a discussion of more serious matters.

  2. A program, as on television, scheduled to precede another.

  3. The wire that connects an outdoor antenna to an electronic transmitter or receiver.

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