cable box

noun

: a box that receives television signals from a cable television system and sends them to the television

Examples of cable box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

YouTube designers had been crafting a more compelling user experience for TV viewers since 2014, studying the way cable box interfaces and streamers looked—and how a YouTube version ought to feel. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Which was surprising, considering the uproar when it was first announced that NASCAR races would stream in their entirety not on a cable box, but on the internet. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

Considering its loose, improvisational dialogue, stilted line readings, and tendency to break the fourth wall, Tender Touches feels a lot like a show Rick and Morty might stumble across while channel surfing on their interdimensional cable box. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

That could enable you to customize a single picture mode differently for, say, your streaming input versus your cable box. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026

The show has 182,000 subscribers on YouTube, and the four hosts recently penned a licensing deal with Fox News that also signed them up as contributors to the network, part of an effort to extend the organization’s mighty influence beyond the cable box. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026

This unit is capable of streaming and recording your favorite apps and replacing your existing cable box, provides full 4K/Ultra High-Definition compatibility and up to 75 hours of HD footage recorded. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2026

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