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homeset

homeset noun: the type used as a standard by a specific publisher.

Noun

homeset (plural homesets)

  1. The type used as a standard by a specific publisher.
    • This carries b'ack face eight point heads in caps and lower case: since most papers today use this same style head for homeset short stories, the match is perfect.1919, New York State College of Agriculture, The Service Sheet - Volumes 1-8, page 11
    • If you use much plate matter, make your choice of homeset heads to match those on the plate matter.1920, Cornell Extension Bulletin - Issues 41-70, page 29
  2. The equipment (satellite) for receiving signals from a direct broadcast satellite service.
    • The larger homeset dish (perhaps as large as two meters) would be much more difficult to mount than the .6-meter BSS-band dish used by STC and other operators.1983, Mary Louise Hollowell, The cable/broadband communications books: 1982-1983, →ISBN
    • DBS is the system of broadcasting television signals in the 12.2-12.7 GHz band from a very high power satellite in geostationary orbit (GSO) directly to a "homeset."1993, Hsiao-Yun Hu, The development of cable television and satellite, page 68
  3. A device, such as a radio or television, which consumers use for home entertainment.
    • It is simple and economic to manufacture, and its performance has proven adequate for homeset operation.1959, Journal of the Television Society - Volume 9, page 15
    • Clypsis was a fantasy; you didn't actually expect to go there. You just watched on the homeset and dreamed.1987, Jeffrey A. Carver, Clypsis, →ISBN, page 11

Examples of homeset in a sentence

  • In the local newspaper office, the printer sprinkled the sheets with water to moisten them for the new impressions and with homeset type printed the rest of the paper.2002, Charles Johanningsmeier, Fiction and the American Literary Marketplace, →ISBN, page 42:
  • Oh, you lucky homeset viewer, you're going to have a treat today.1988, Thomas Wylde, Pitfall, →ISBN, page 64:

Forms of homeset

pluralhomesets
alternative formhome-set
alternative formhome set

Origin of homeset

From home + set.

Questions about homeset

What does homeset mean?
Homeset means the type used as a standard by a specific publisher.
How do you use homeset in a sentence?
In the local newspaper office, the printer sprinkled the sheets with water to moisten them for the new impressions and with homeset type printed the rest of the paper.
What part of speech is homeset?
Homeset is a noun.
What is the plural of homeset?
The plural of homeset is homesets.

Words near homeset in the dictionary

  1. homeseeker
  2. homeseekers
  3. homeseeking
  4. homeserver
  5. homeservers
  6. homeset
  7. homesets
  8. homesewn
  9. homeshare
  10. homeshares
  11. homesharing

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