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Television
Any device used to transmit and recieve moving images, usually accompanied by sound.
Industry: Consumer electronics
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Feeder cables
Consumer electronics; Television
In a cable broadband system, it is the intermediate lines of distribution that carry the signals from the main trunk lines to the subscriber lines.
Field
Consumer electronics; Television
One-half of a complete frame of video with each half being composed of either odd or even scan lines.
Frequency division multiplexing (FDM)
Consumer electronics; Television
A form of signal multiplexing which involves assigning non-overlapping frequency ranges to different signals.
Equaliser
Consumer electronics; Television
In cable broadband, a passive device designed with a frequency response tilt opposite of the inherent response tilt in the cable that precedes it.
Franchise
Consumer electronics; Television
Legal authorization issued by the local governing body (usually city, but can be county or state) to build and operate a cable television system in that jurisdiction.
Forward direction
Consumer electronics; Television
In cable broadband, the direction of signal flow from the headend to the subscriber.
