Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cable box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
ca-ble box
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set top box connecting a house to its cable service.

noun

A device given out by some cable television services that allows the user to have more channels on their television than they would have without the cable box.

noun

A descrambler used to descramble scrambled television channels on cable TV.

Inflected Forms

cable boxes (plural)

Phrases

satellite receiver television converter

Frequently Paired Words

satellite receiver television converter

Questions

What does cable box mean?
A set top box connecting a house to its cable service.

How to pronounce cable box

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