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1. (television) an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   "the British call a tv set a telly";
   - television receiver, television, television set, tv set, idiot box [N. Amer, informal], boob tube [N. Amer, informal], telly [Brit, informal], goggle box [Brit, informal], TV, box [Brit, informal]

1. Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
   "TV is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done";
   - television, telecasting, video
    
2. A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
   - television, television system

Derived forms: TVs, tvs

Type of: broadcasting, receiver, receiving system, telecom equipment, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecommunication system

Encyclopedia: Tv