| 单词 | set-top |
| 释义 | set-top, a.
Brit. |ˈsɛt tɒp|, U.S. |ˈsɛt ˈˌtɑp|
[‹ set n.2 5c + top n.1]
Designating an object (usually an aerial or signal decoder) which is designed to be positioned on top of a television set. Freq. in set-top box n. Broadcasting a box-shaped signal decoder for viewing cable or satellite television or giving television access to the Internet, or one which converts a digital television signal to analogue for viewing on a conventional set.
1975BSI News Aug. 20/1 Safety requirements for set-top and similar indoor aerials supplied as optional accessories for television receivers. 1983Broadcasting (Nexis) 27 June 41 The slim set-top box will enable them to receive Electra, a 169-page teletext magazine broadcast by WKRC-TV Cincinnati. 1991Christian Sci. Monitor 23 Dec. 19/1 By 1990, when Congress enacted the Television Decoder Circuitry Act, only half a million Americans had purchased special set-top converters to decode the closed captions for viewing. 1995Economist 14 Oct. 35/2 For all the vaunted clarity of digital television, people may not rush to buy a special set-top box, so that they can receive it on their analogue sets. 2000Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 15 Nov. No contracts have been signed for buying either the set-top decoders or the satellite dishes TVNZ customers will need to receive digital television. |
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