television vs vid

television

noun
  • An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound. 

  • A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form. 

  • Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television. 

verb
  • To watch television. 

vid

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