digital television

noun

The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.

Meanings

noundigital television (countable and uncountable, plural digital televisions)

plural digital televisions

  1. uncountableThe broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.
  2. countableA television set that is capable of handling such signals.

Translations

Arabic تَلْفَزَة رَقْمِيَّة
  • تَلْفَزَة رَقْمِيَّة (talfaza raqmiyya)broadcasting
Chinese Mandarin 數字電視 /数字电视
  • 數字電視 /数字电视 (shùzì diànshì)broadcasting
Finnish digitelevisio, digitelevisio
  • digitelevisiobroadcasting
  • digitelevisiotelevision set
French télévision numérique
  • télévision numériquebroadcasting
German digitales Fernsehen
  • digitales Fernsehenbroadcasting
Italian televisione digitale
  • televisione digitalebroadcasting
Japanese デジタルテレビ
  • デジタルテレビ (dejitaru-terebi)broadcasting
Korean 디지털 텔레비전
  • 디지털 텔레비전 (dijiteol tellebijeon)broadcasting
Portuguese televisão digital
  • televisão digitalbroadcasting
Russian цифрово́е телеви́дение
  • цифрово́е телеви́дение (cifrovóje televídenije)broadcasting
Spanish televisión digital
  • televisión digitalbroadcasting
Swedish digital-TV
  • digital-TVbroadcasting
Vietnamese truyền hình dạng số tự, truyền hình kỹ thuật số
  • truyền hình dạng số tựbroadcasting
  • truyền hình kỹ thuật sốbroadcasting
Cite this entry
APA

digital television. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20television

MLA

“digital television.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20television. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digital television,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20television.

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