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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound.
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- noun idiomatic, broadcasting An
unintended interruption in aradio broadcast during which there is nosound ; a similar interruption of atelevision broadcast in which there is neither sound nor avideo signal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound
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