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headend

noun
head·​end | \ ˈhed-ˌend How to pronounce headend (audio) \

Definition of headend

: equipment or a facility which receives communications signals (such as cable television broadcasts) for distribution to a local region

First Known Use of headend

1960, in the meaning defined above

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