SET-TOP BOX


Meaning of SET-TOP BOX in English

A digital device that will sit on top of or inside a television set and provide the digital processing necessary to support interactive network services (video-on-demand, network placing of purchase orders, database access, etc.) in the early phases of the information highway. Eventually PCTVs will probably replace set-top box processors. (See also CD-Stand Alone and Information highway )

Jensen's Technology English Glossary.      Английский словарь фирмы Jensen Technologies.