Phrase guide

digital television

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

A television set that is capable of handling such signals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَلْفَزَة رَقْمِيَّة (talfaza raqmiyya) — broadcasting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數字電視 /数字电视 (shùzì diànshì) — broadcasting
  • Finnish: digitelevisio — broadcasting
  • French: télévision numérique — broadcasting
  • Georgian: ციფრული ტელევიზია (cipruli ṭelevizia) — broadcasting
  • German: digitales Fernsehen — broadcasting
  • Italian: televisione digitale — broadcasting
  • Japanese: デジタルテレビ (dejitaru-terebi) — broadcasting
  • Korean: 디지털 텔레비전 (dijiteol tellebijeon) — broadcasting
  • Portuguese: televisão digital — broadcasting
  • Russian: цифрово́е телеви́дение (cifrovóje televídenije) — broadcasting
  • Spanish: televisión digital — broadcasting
  • Swedish: digital-TV — broadcasting
  • Vietnamese: truyền hình dạng số tự — broadcasting
  • Vietnamese: truyền hình kỹ thuật số — broadcasting
  • Finnish: digitelevisio — television set