"television receive-only" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} television receive-only (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly attributive) A system for receiving television broadcasts from satellites, subsequently largely replaced by direct broadcast satellite. Tags: attributive, uncountable Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: TVRO [initialism] Related terms: big ugly dish
    Sense id: en-television_receive-only-en-noun-LuOCKPFu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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