CATV

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A form of cable television — 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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Meanings

nounCATV (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of cable television.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableoriginallyInitialism of community antenna television, a precursor to cable television.

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