set-top box
<communications, networking> (STB) Any electronic device designed to
produce output on a conventional televesion set (on top of which it nominally
sits) and connected to some other communications channels such as telephone,
ISDN, optical fibre or cable. The STB usually runs software to allow the user to
interact with the programmes shown on the television in some way.
Online Media are one STB manufacturer.
(1997-05-16)
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