"headend" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From head + end.",
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          "ref": "1998, D. W. Faulkner, A. L. Harmer, Broadband Access and Network Management: NOC '98:",
          "text": "The headend cable modem handles the medium access control (MAC) protocol which is necessary for point-to-multipoint operation on the tree-and-branch network.",
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        "A cable TV control center, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network."
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        [
          "center",
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          "terrestrial",
          "terrestrial"
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          "satellite",
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          "signal",
          "signal"
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          "received",
          "received"
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          "injected",
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          "network",
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          "TV",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "center",
          "center"
        ],
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          "terrestrial",
          "terrestrial"
        ],
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          "satellite",
          "satellite"
        ],
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          "signal"
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          "received",
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          "injected",
          "injected"
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