another name for cable television. Abbreviation: CATV
cable television in British English
or cablevision (ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən)
noun
a television service in which programmes are distributed to subscribers' televisions by cable rather than by broadcast transmission
CATV in American English
cable TV
Word origin
c(ommunity) a(ntenna) t(ele)v(ision)
CATV in American English
abbreviation
community antenna television: a cable television system that receives television broadcasts by antenna and relays them by cable to paying subscribers in areas where direct reception is either poor or not possible