English Dictionary
◊ PHARAONIC
television
n 1: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
[syn: {telecasting}, {TV}, {video}]
2: a communication that transmits images of objects (stationary
or moving) between distant points [syn: {television system}]
3: a receiver that displays television images; "the British
call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television
set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {telly}, {goggle
box}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ TELEVISION
television
A dedicated {push media} device for receiving
{streaming video} and {audio}, either by terrestrial radio
broadcast, satellite or cable.
(1997-11-23)