"DTV" meaning in English

See DTV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} DTV (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of direct-to-video. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: direct-to-video Related terms: DTTV, SDTV, HDTV, HD, SD, DVB, DBS, DTH, ATSC
    Sense id: en-DTV-en-adj-LMImtX1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Noun

Forms: DTVs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} DTV (plural DTVs)
  1. (television) digital television broadcast Derived forms: DTV signal
    Sense id: en-DTV-en-noun-X~Vrkadg Categories (other): Television Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "digital television",
          "digital television"
        ],
        [
          "broadcast",
          "broadcast"
        ]
      ],
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        "(television) digital television broadcast"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "SDTV"
        },
        {
          "word": "HDTV"
        },
        {
          "word": "HD"
        },
        {
          "word": "SD"
        },
        {
          "word": "DVB"
        },
        {
          "word": "DBS"
        },
        {
          "word": "DTH"
        },
        {
          "word": "ATSC"
        }
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "initialism",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "SD"
    },
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      "word": "DVB"
    },
    {
      "word": "DBS"
    },
    {
      "word": "DTH"
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