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digibox, n.
Brit. |ˈdɪdʒɪbɒks|, U.S. |ˈdɪdʒɪˌbɑks|
[‹ digi- comb. form + box n.2]
1. Sound Recording. = analogue-to-digital converter n. at analogue n. and adj. Additions. nonce-use.
1990Reply to Bonwick Query (Recording/Equipment) in rec.audio.high-end (Usenet newsgroup) 1 May I'm not happy with what the Sony PCM 601 digital encoder does to the sound... It seems to me that our cheaper Technics digibox (14-bit and with problems of its own) may have sounded better.
2. Freq. in form DigiBox. Computing. A digital envelope allowing the transmission of data in encrypted form, esp. across the Internet, together with codes which allow access only to users who comply with the stated conditions of use.
A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
1995Computerworld 5 June 58/4 EPR will provide software that encrypts the information in an electronic envelope called the DigiBox. Users get free software that unlocks the DigiBox and allows them to view the information. 1999Jrnl. Legal Stud. 28 398 The encrypted content is placed within a digital envelope (called..a DigiBox by InterTrust) so that the content provider can indicate..what a potential reader has to do to decrypt the content. 2000Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 18 Sept. 5 DigiBox is an example of online copyright protection tools known as Digital Rights Management solutions. This not only contains the actual file, say an MP3 song, but also the predefined rules by which you can access the song.
3. An electronic device that can be plugged into a domestic analogue television to enable it to receive digital signals.
1995Re: Court TV's Back! in rec.video.satellite.tvro (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Nov. If digibox failures were as bad, why haven't we seen some of the HBO services on G1 go ITC? Why have we not seen C-N-NBC ITC since they went digital? 1998Western Daily Press (Nexis) 31 July 2/4 Prices for Sky's ‘digibox’ decoders, dishes and remote controls together will be set at a heavily-subsidised {pstlg}199 to new customers. 2005Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 6/7 What equipment will I need to get Freeview? You will need a set-top digital receiver (digibox) for every television in your home. |