set-top box

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set-top box

noun set-top boxes

A device that connects some source of signal to a television set, often decrypting a digitally encrypted signal from a communications satellite or cable network.
Similar: STB

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noun device that connects some source of signal to a television set

Deutsch	Set-Top-Box
Italiano	decoder, decodificatore

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@misc{set_top_box_2026,
  title = {set-top box},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set-top%20box},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}