headend

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noun

A cable TV control center, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network.

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Meanings

nounheadend (plural headends)

plural headends

  1. A cable TV control center, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network.

    The headend cable modem handles the medium access control (MAC) protocol which is necessary for point-to-multipoint operation on the tree-and-branch network.

    1998, D. W. Faulkner, A. L. Harmer, Broadband Access and Network Management: NOC '98

Origin

From head + end.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Denhead
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APA

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MLA

“headend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headend.

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