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Meaning of "set-top box" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SET-TOP BOX

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SET-TOP BOX

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Set-Top box is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SET-TOP BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Set-top box

A set-top box or set-top unit is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV-tuner input and displays output connects to a television set and an external source of signal, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device. They are used in cable television, satellite television, and over-the-air television systems, as well as other uses.

Definition of set-top box in the English dictionary

The definition of set-top box in the dictionary is a device which converts the signals from a digital television broadcast into a form which can be viewed on a standard television set.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SET-TOP BOX

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SET-TOP BOX

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Synonyms and antonyms of set-top box in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «set-top box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SET-TOP BOX

Find out the translation of set-top box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of set-top box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «set-top box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电视机顶盒用来接受数码信号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decodificador digital
570 millions of speakers

English

set-top box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेट टॉप बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فك التشفير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ТВ-приставка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conversor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেট শীর্ষ বক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décodeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

set top box
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Digitalempfänger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セットトップボックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디지털 텔레비전의 신호를 다른 일반 텔레비전에서 볼 수 있게하는 장치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Set-top box
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

set-top box
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செட் டாப் பாக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेट-टॉप बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

set üstü kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

set-top box
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

set - top box
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ТВ- приставка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

set-top box
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

set - top box
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

set- top box
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

digitalbox
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

set- top-boks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of set-top box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SET-TOP BOX»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about set-top box

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2 QUOTES WITH «SET-TOP BOX»

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Alfred Amoroso
We're crafting versions of our TotalGuide Solution to work on both legacy devices as well as new and advanced boxes with varying levels of services based on the capabilities of the set-top box and network.
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Adam Ostrow
Blip.tv is growing its audience by forming partnerships with traditional TV manufacturers and a new breed of company in the set-top box market that lets consumers connect to the Internet via their televisions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SET-TOP BOX»

Discover the use of set-top box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to set-top box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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IPTV Security: Protecting High-Value Digital Contents
Filters are also able to block unauthorized access attempts from the head end towards the set top box and other equipment located at the home end. This will avoid port scans and similar attacks to the internal equipment. 6.4.1.2 Quality of ...
David H. Ramirez, 2008
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The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook: A Comprehensive ...
The following modem options are available to set-top box manufacturers: □ Standard telephone modem for terrestrial, satellite and MMDS environments. □ Cable modem for a standard cable network. The system board's CPU typically ...
Amit Dhir, 2004
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HDTV For Dummies
You need a digital cable set-top box in order to take advantage of many of these neat digital cable services. If you have an HDTV set-top box from your cable company, you probably already have a box that can take advantage of digital cable.
Danny Briere, Hurley, 2007
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IPTV Multimedia Networks: Concepts, Developments, and Design
details of the IP set-top box and assigns the smart card or soft client to logical groups. Logical groups are assigned multicast IP addresses associated with the IP address of the closest multicast- enabled router to the IP set-top box. In addition ...
Mazen Al-Khatib, Mohammad S. Alam, 2007
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Understanding IPTV
For example, for all types of services the set-top box represents a dedicated computer that provides an interface between the television set and the service provider. In addition to decoding signals, the set-top box will, on demand, provide a ...
Gilbert Held, 2006
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Newnes Guide to Television and Video Technology: The Guide ...
Digital TV reception is normally provided by an integrated receiver decoder (IRD) commonly known as a set-top box (STB). The STB may be either a standard (SD) or high definition (HD) as well as satellite or terrestrial. Digital terrestrial ...
K. F. Ibrahim, 2007
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The Essential Guide to Telecommunications
These capabilities include: • Advanced digital security so that the security is placed on a card in the set-top box that can be installed separately. If a consumer buys a set-top box from a retailer, the cable TV provider can install the security ...
Annabel Z. Dodd, 2002
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Why IPTV: Interactivity, Technologies, Services
The set-top box as the sole connection point to the television system is an idea whose time has passed. However, the set-top box still has a life– even in highly digitized Japan, there are set-top boxes being sold for analog television sets, ...
Johan Hjelm, 2008
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Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan
Cable operators supply the CableCARD, which is inserted into a set-top box or television set that a consumer buys at a store to authenticate the subscriber. To ensure adequate support for CableCARDs, the FCC required cable operators to  ...
Barry Leonard, 2010
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Consumer Electronics
The set-top box also has & security function. It scrambles and unscrambles TV signals and also has links to billing systems for information on which channels to allow the subscriber to receive. Credit information is also stored in some set-top ...
Bali, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SET-TOP BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term set-top box is used in the context of the following news items.
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Razer acquires Ouya's software assets for its own set-top box, Forge …
Razer has plans to brings Ouya's offerings to its own set-top gaming device, Forge TV, which released in May 2015. According to the company, it will be ... «SiliconANGLE, Jul 15»
2
We finally know when Apple will reveal its game-changing new set
Paczkowski writes that, more than any Apple TV set-top box ever released, this new device will represent the start of Apple's “long-in-the-offing effort to drag a TV ... «BGR, Mar 15»
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Tata Sky Launches 4K Set-Top Box; Targets ICC Cricket World Cup
The company announced that the new Tata Sky set-top box (STB) will be available for existing and new subscribers. New subscribers can now book the Tata ... «NDTV, Jan 15»
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Netflix Arrives on Dish Set-Top Boxes
Dish Network has integrated Netflix into its set-top box, the first major pay TV provider in the U.S. to do so. Available now on the second-generation Hopper DVR, ... «PC Magazine, Dec 14»
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EE to launch TV set-top box
EE, the UK's biggest mobile operator, is to become the latest media company to launch a set-top box in a bid to take on rivals including BSkyB andTalkTalk. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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Amazon will launch its Fire TV set-top box in Europe next month
Amazon today announced that its Fire TV streaming set-top box will arrive in the U.K. and Germany on October 23. The expansion follows the Fire TV's U.S. ... «VentureBeat, Sep 14»
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Sky's next set-top box rumored to do away with satellite dishes
Between building its own fibre network and selling a £10 internet-connected Now TV box, it's clear that Sky considers satellite TV as a dying technology. «Engadget, Apr 14»
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Amazon Unveils Fire TV, Its Own Set-Top Box
Amazon wants to take over your TV. On Wednesday, the company unveiled a $99 set-top box called Amazon Fire TV. The device will start shipping immediately. «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
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Amazon's Set-Top Box Might Look Like Chromecast
Could Amazon's long-rumored set-top box look more like the Chromecast than the ... won't be a box, but instead an HDMI dongle, according to TechCrunch. «Mashable, Mar 14»
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Does Google buying Green Throttle point to a set-top box?
Google's newest acquisition could point to the company adding snazzy gaming components to its rumored upcoming set-top box. PandoDaily confirmed that the ... «CNET, Mar 14»

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