"placeshifting" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From place + shifting. Etymology templates: {{com|en|place|shifting}} place + shifting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} placeshifting (uncountable)
  1. The act or habit of watching or listening to live or recorded media on a remote device via the Internet or over a network. Wikipedia link: placeshifting Tags: uncountable Related terms: time shifting, spaceshifting
    Sense id: en-placeshifting-en-noun-hjhoCXC4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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