[syn: television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
electronic device \electronic device\ n.
a device depending on the principles of electronics and using
the manipulation of electron flow for its operation.
[PJC]
Note: Numerous electronic devices are in daily use, among
them the television, radio, computer, robot,
transmitter, receiver, VCR, CD player, etc.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
television
n 1: 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 [syn: television, telecasting, TV, video]
2: a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects
(stationary or moving) between distant points [syn:
television, television system]
3: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: television receiver, television, television
set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly,
goggle box]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
television
TV
A dedicated push media device for receiving
streaming video and audio, either by terrestrial radio
broadcast, satellite or cable.
(1997-11-23)