🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

predisposto per la tv via cavo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: predisposto per la ti vi via cavo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cable-ready/ˈkeɪ.bəlˌrɛd.i/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il nuovo televisore è predisposto per la tv via cavo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Designed or equipped with an internal tuner to receive cable television signals without requiring an external converter box.

    "Most modern television sets sold today are cable-ready out of the box."
  2. 2

    Metaphorically, prepared or structured for integration with a wired or connected infrastructure.

    "The new office building was designed to be completely fiber-optic and cable-ready."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in the late 20th century during the expansion of cable television, combining 'cable' (from Old French caple/capable and Latin capulum) with 'ready' (from Old English rǣde). Originally used to describe electronic devices equipped with internal tuners capable of receiving cable television signals without an external converter box.

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