set-top box

Definitions

General English

• noun a device shaped like a box, which is used to operate cable television

Electronics

• A box or similar device, such as a decoder box, which rests on top of, or is otherwise placed near a TV or ancillary device such as a VCR. Also spelled settop box. Its abbreviation is STB.
• acronymSTB

Media Studies

• noun a device that enables digital and/or cable television signals to be received, and for subscription services to be decoded using a special card

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Contexts for “set-top box”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• Electronics
• Media Studies