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DBS

American  

abbreviation

Television.

  1. direct broadcast satellite: a satellite that transmits television signals that can be picked up directly by a home viewer with a dish antenna.

DBS British  

abbreviation

  1. direct broadcasting by satellite

  2. direct broadcasting satellite

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Etymology

Origin of DBS

First recorded in 1970–75

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