/ pæl; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a television broadcasting system that is used in most of Europe
—compare NTSC , SECAM
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WORD ORIGIN
acronym from Phase Alternate Line .
/ pæl; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a television broadcasting system that is used in most of Europe
—compare NTSC , SECAM
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WORD ORIGIN
acronym from Phase Alternate Line .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005