cable television

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A subscription television service that uses cables to carry signals between local distribution antennas and the subscriber's location.

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• noun Television received through coaxial cables.

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• noun television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
• noun a television system that transmits over cables