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set top box

set top box is the alternative form of set-top box.

Meaning of set-top box

Noun

set-top box (plural set-top boxes)

  1. A device that connects some source of signal to a television set, often decrypting a digitally encrypted signal from a communications satellite or cable network.
    Synonyms:
    STB

Forms of set top box

pluralset top boxes

Questions about set top box

What is set top box the alternative form of?
Set top box is the alternative form of set-top box.

Words near set top box in the dictionary

  1. set to music
  2. set to work
  3. set together by the ears
  4. set tool
  5. set tools
  6. set top box
  7. set top boxes
  8. set up
  9. set up camp
  10. set up one's bristles
  11. set up one's rest

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