Wiktionary
n. 1 (context television English) set top box connecting a house to its cable service. 2 (context television English) 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. 3 (context television English) A descrambler used to descramble scrambled television channels on cable TV
Wikipedia
Cable box may refer to:
- Cable box (electronics) an electronic device that controls cable television in individual homes
- Cable box (outside) a box located outside a residence that connects cable television
- The Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina is sometimes colloquially referred to as the "cable box."
A cable box is a metal enclosure (found in the vicinity of a house that has cable service) that connects a house or building to the cable provider. This is traditionally the demarcation point and signifies where the service provider's responsibility ends and the customer's responsibility (for cabling and connections) begins. The box is usually located near the connection points for other service connections ( electric or telephone). Other locations of the cable box include centralized locations ( apartment buildings), lawns, or telephone poles.
Usage examples of "cable box".
He went up to the set and punched buttons on the cable box until he got CNBC.
And then when we had trouble with the cable box, they said they never heard of us.
This stringent step is being taken to guard the tender sensibilities of visitors, in the same way that grown-ups lock the cable box so the kids won't sneak a peek at the Playboy Channel.
There was a small TV in it, a video, a cable box, a CD player with a pair of large headphones plugged into the jack.
She looked at the blank screen of the TV (the cable box on top of it was still on, the red numerals still showing 10, the number of the AMC channel), then back at me.
A cheap VCR and a homemade cable box were rigged up to a small TV.
Hoke took the cable box from the top of the TV set, jerked the long cord loose from the back of the set, and wrapped the cord around Bock's ankles.