"television" in the noun sense
1. television, telecasting, TV, video
broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
"she is a star of screen and video"
"Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
2. television, television system
a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
3. television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box
an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
"the British call a tv set a telly"
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