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Television (often abbreviated to TV,
T.V.; sometimes called , telly or the tube, bloob tube or boob tube, or idiot box
in British English) is a widely used telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term may also be used to refer specifically to a
television set, programming or television transmission. The word is derived from mixed Latin and Greek roots, meaning "far sight": Greek tele
(τῆλε), far, and Latin vision, sight (from video, vis-
to see, or to view in the first person).
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A television system may be made up of multiple components, so
a screen which lacks an internal tuner to receive the broadcast
signals is called a monitor rather than a television. A television may be built to receive different broadcast or video formats,
such as high-definition television, or preferably referred to as (HDTV).
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