cable box
noun1
Broadcasting, Media, Television A set top box connecting a house to its cable service.
2
Broadcasting, Media, Television A device given out by some cable television services that allows the user to have more channels on their television than they would have without the cable box.
3
Broadcasting, Media, Television A descrambler used to descramble scrambled television channels on cable TV.
- Related terms
- satellite receiver, television converter
- Hypernyms
- box, set-top box