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television receive-only

television receive-only noun: a system for receiving television broadcasts from satellites, subsequently largely replaced by direct broadcast satellite.

Noun

television receive-only (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A system for receiving television broadcasts from satellites, subsequently largely replaced by direct broadcast satellite.

Forms of television receive-only

alternative initialismTVRO

Questions about television receive-only

What does television receive-only mean?
Television receive-only means a system for receiving television broadcasts from satellites, subsequently largely replaced by direct broadcast satellite.
What part of speech is television receive-only?
Television receive-only is a noun.

Words near television receive-only in the dictionary

  1. television personality
  2. television program
  3. television programme
  4. television programmes
  5. television programs
  6. television receive-only
  7. television receiver
  8. television receivers
  9. television series
  10. television set
  11. television sets

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