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Consumer electronics

A broad field of electronics that are purchased for casual use or entertainment rather than for professional use; such as TVs, VCRS, DVD players,mp3 players, hi fi stereos, games consoles as well as Internet appliances.

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two-way

Consumer electronics; Television

A reference to a cable system that not only sends signals into the system, but receives them as well.

twinlead

Consumer electronics; Television

An obsolete form of television wiring that is composed of two parallel wires and insulation jacket in a flat ribbon form.

trunk amplifier

Consumer electronics; Television

In CATV, it is an amplifier used in the main trunk lines to compensate for line loss.

triple beat

Consumer electronics; Television

A distortion product created by the mixing of three signals due to the non-linearities of an electronic device.

traveling-wave tube

Consumer electronics; Television

A high power amplifying tube used in microwave applications.

trap

Consumer electronics; Television

An electronic filter used at cable television subscriber taps to prevent passage of certain channels.

transponder

Consumer electronics; Television

That part of a satellite that relays communications to and from earth stations.