1. Television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
   "They subscribed to cable television to get more channels";
   - cable
    
2. A television system that transmits over cables
   "They subscribed to a cable television system to access a wider range of channels"; "They subscribed to a cable television service to access more channels";
   - cable, cable system, cable television service
    
3. Television received through cables rather than broadcast
   "They subscribed to cable television for a wider variety of channels"

Derived forms: cable televisions

Type of: boob tube [N. Amer, informal], box [Brit, informal], goggle box [Brit, informal], idiot box [N. Amer, informal], telecasting, television, television receiver, television set, television system, telly [Brit, informal], TV, tv set, video

Encyclopedia: Cable television