"CATV" meaning in English

See CATV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} CATV (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of cable television. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: cable television
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  2. (originally) Initialism of community antenna television, a precursor to cable television. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: community antenna television (extra: a precursor to cable television)
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