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Record 1 1993-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
CONT

The deathstars ... send signals directly to small home-satellite dishes ....

OBS

Term coined by the cable television industry to describe a "direct-to-home satellite."

Key term(s)
  • death star
  • death star satellite
  • death-star satellite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Terme désignant les satellites dont les services pourraient entraîner la mort des services de télédistribution conventionnels.

OBS

Genre de supersatellites qui pourraient transmettre directement à l'abonné tous les services.

Spanish

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