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Definition of: television
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(tel′ə·vizh′ən) noun
The exact and continuous transmission of visual images, still or in motion but without permanent recording, for instantaneous viewing at a distance: effected by a combined optical and electrical system for converting light waves into corresponding electrical impulses which are reconverted into their visual form in a receiving set.
—tel′e·vi′sion·al, tel′e·vi′sion·ar′y (-vizh′ən·er′ē) adjective
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