🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

セットトップボックス

Pronunciation / Transliteration: setto toppu bokkusu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Set Top Box/ˈsɛt tɒp bɒks/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"新しいセットトップボックスは視聴者がストリーミングサービスにアクセスできるようにします。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device that connects to a television and enables the reception of digital television signals.

    "The new set-top box allows viewers to access streaming services directly on their TV."
  2. 2

    A device that converts digital signals into analog for older television sets.

    "Many households still use a set-top box to watch cable channels on their older TVs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'set top box' originated in the mid-20th century as a combination of 'set' (from 'set of equipment') and 'top box' (referring to the device being placed on top of a television). It evolved with the advent of cable and satellite television technologies, becoming essential for decoding digital signals.

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🇫🇷French → English

décodeur

Transliteration: day-koh-duhr

"Le nouveau décodeur permet aux téléspectateurs d'accéder à des services de streaming."

🇩🇪German → English

Set-Top-Box

Transliteration: zet-top-boks

"Die neue Set-Top-Box ermöglicht den Zugriff auf Streaming-Dienste."

🇮🇹Italian → English

decoder

Transliteration: deh-koh-dehr

"Il nuovo decoder consente di accedere ai servizi di streaming."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

decodificador

Transliteration: deh-koh-dee-fi-kah-dor

"El nuevo decodificador permite a los espectadores acceder a servicios de streaming."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

decodificador

Transliteration: deh-koh-dee-fi-kah-dor

"O novo decodificador permite acesso a serviços de streaming."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सेट-टॉप-बॉक्स

Transliteration: set-top-box

"नया सेट-टॉप-बॉक्स दर्शकों को स्ट्रीमिंग सेवाओं तक पहुंचने की अनुमति देता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

机顶盒

Transliteration: jī dǐng hé

"新的机顶盒允许观众访问流媒体服务。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

셋톱박스

Transliteration: set-top-baks

"새로운 셋톱박스는 시청자가 스트리밍 서비스에 접근할 수 있게 해줍니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

セットトップボックス

Transliteration: setto toppu bokkusu

"新しいセットトップボックスは視聴者がストリーミングサービスにアクセスできるようにします。"

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