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

In 2021, Sky unveiled Sky Glass, an almost entirely wireless television that can be installed swiftly and only requires an internet connection to operate — dispensing with the need for a satellite dish or cable box. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024

Charter has teamed up with Comcast to launch a Xumo service that will offer cable networks and streaming apps via a single, smaller device ,rather than a cable box. —Brian Steinberg Variety Entertainment News Service, al, 3 Sep. 2023

There’s also no extra installation fee or cable box to pay for, making for a lower monthly bill. —Kalea Martin, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023

Putting the logo on top, basically by itself, is almost the streaming equivalent of being channel 1 or 2 on your cable box. —Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 May 2023

Available only to account holders above Eighty-sixth Street in Manhattan with working Time Warner coaxial-cable box. —Bill Scheft, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023