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headend

noun
head·​end | \ ˈhed-ËŒend 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

Examples of headend in a Sentence

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 In January 2006, PC Services — or Groveland LLC — installed $300,000 worth of headend equipment on its own because residents were beginning to move in and demanding service, according to court records and Bustamante. — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, "Lake County subdivision residents worry over $4.1M jury award in dispute involving cable, phone service," 26 July 2019

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First Known Use of headend

1960, in the meaning defined above

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