cable system
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈkeɪbəl ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema de cable
- Then there's the complexity of supporting multiple cable systems.
- channels on the cable system
- cable system must carry
Come on, does does your cable system not carry TBS?
- Come on, does does your cable system not carry TBS?
Examples
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Half of these subscribers are concentrated in the metropolitan area of San Juan, its cable system having a penetration of more than 50 percent of the homes with access to cable.
Academic text (1991) -
Come on, does does your cable system not carry TBS?
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FOX is not an over-the-air broadcast, and I know of no cable system where it's not part of "basic."
Blog text (22) -
All subscribers to participating cable systems, even those who do not subscribe to the Disney Channel, will be able to view the award program.
Academic text (1992) -
Would any cable subscribers in New York or Connecticut care if the BTN were on their cable system?
Blog text (8) -
The findings in the Cable Act include statements that the federal government has substantial interests in requiring cable systems to carry local public and commercial broadcast stations and that the "undue market power" of cable systems threatens to wipe out these local sources of information.
Academic text (1997) -
Under must-carry, cable systems are required to rebroadcast the signals of local TV stations and public broadcasting outlets, according to a sliding scale based on the number of channels provided by a specific cable system: the more channels on the cable system, the more broadcast signals it must carry.
Academic text (1994) -
Millions of households receive their favorite shows through the cable system installed in their homes.
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The new sports channel will be available on every major cable system across the country.
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Many viewers prefer streaming services, but a traditional cable system still offers live sports programming.
Synonyms
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2.3
A TV service that sends programs to homes through wires
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2.9
A service that sends TV programs to homes through cables
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'cable' (relating to cable-based transmission) and 'system' (a collection of interacting components): a system that uses cables to deliver television. This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common compounding patterns and should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Cable system comes from the picture of long cable wires set up in a system to carry TV 'signals' straight into homes instead of sending them through the air. So, it means a television service that brings programs to your home by wires rather than by 'broadcast over the air'.