set-top box

noun

: a device that is connected to a television so that the television can receive digital signals

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The mic would let users control the set-top box using Siri without having to speak into the remote or a connected HomePod device. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026 Roku was spun off by Netflix, however, and the company released its first set-top box in 2008. — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 15 June 2026 South Africa’s Competition Commission on Monday accused MultiChoice and Altech, its set-top box supplier, of reaching an arrangement under which the latter would stay out of the pay TV market. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 May 2026 This reps the first year that Nielsen’s big data + panel ratings were implemented, which now mix both Nielsen panel data from viewers along with set-top box and smart TV datasets. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for set-top box

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“Set-top box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set-top%20box. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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