tuner
Americannoun
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a person or thing that tunes.
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the portion of a radio or television receiver that captures the broadcast signal and feeds it to other circuits in the set for further processing.
noun
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a person who tunes instruments, esp pianos
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the part of a radio or television receiver for selecting only those signals having a particular frequency
Etymology
Origin of tuner
1570–80; 1905–10 tuner for def. 2; tune + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Based on the stage outfits we see, it looks like an old-fashioned tuner, à la “42nd Street” or “Dames at Sea.”
From New York Times
All it takes is a little device called a TV tuner.
From Fox News
Lesser-known American tuners are getting British productions that are worth investigating.
From New York Times
Harley-Davidson did not admit liability and has said it disagreed with the government, arguing that the tuners were designed and sold to be used in “competition only.”
From Reuters
The dock had GC controller ports, SD card / GC Memory Card slot, AV out, and then optional TV tuner + MPEG4 Encoder and wireless stuff.
From The Verge
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