set-top box

noun

set-top box

noun
1

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.

Synonyms
STB
Hypernyms
receiver
Hyponyms
cable box
Coordinate terms
decoder, descrambler, DVR, game console, PVR, VCR

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