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Definition of Headend
1. Noun. a cable TV control centre, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headend
1. a facility that receives and distributes communications signals [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headend
Literary usage of Headend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Experimental Engineering by Rolla C. Carpenter (1906)
"Wd, crank end 0.48 " " headend 0.62 Intermediate cylinder— During admission, ...
5.08 During compression, A Wd, crank end 0.00 " " headend 0.00 Power and ..."
2. Telecommunications: Technological and Regulatory Factors Affecting Consumer by Stanley J. Czerwinski (2000)
"On a cable system, video signals transmitted by satellites and broadcast television
towers are received at a cable company facility known as a headend.15 ..."
3. Digital Television Transition: Issues Related to an Information Campaign by Mark L. Goldstein (2006)
"While In the United States, there is only one entity that distributes programming
from the cable headend to customers, more than one entity may own portions ..."