cable television

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cable television

noun cable TV

  1. uncountable Television received through coaxial cables; specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines and offering a wide variety of TV channels through satellite reception.

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noun television received through coaxial cables

Españoltelevisión por cable, cablevisión
한국어케이블 텔레비전 keibeul tellebijeon, 케이블 텔레비 keibeul tellebi
日本語ケーブルテレビ kēburuterebi
中文有線電視 /有线电视 yǒuxiàn diànshì
हिन्दीकेबल टीवी kebal ṭīvī
Portuguêstelevisão a cabo
Françaistélévision par câble, câblodiffusion, câblodistribution
DeutschKabelfernsehen
Românăteleviziune prin cablu
Русскийка́бельное телеви́дение kábelʹnoje televídenije
Tiếng Việttruyền hình cáp, truyền hình hữu tuyến
العربيةتِلِفِزْيُون كَبْلِيّ tilifizyūn kabliyy

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@misc{cable_television_2026,
  title = {cable television},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cable%20television},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}