Definition of Headend

1. Noun. a cable TV control centre, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Headend

1. a facility that receives and distributes communications signals [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Headend

headcount
headcounter
headcounts
headcover
headcovers
headdesk
headdesked
headdesking
headdesks
headdress
headdressed
headdresses
headed
headed off
headedness
headend (current term)
headends
header
header file
header files
headered
headerless
headers
headfast
headfasts
headfirst
headfish
headfishes
headfold
headforemost

Literary usage of Headend

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Experimental Engineering by Rolla C. Carpenter (1906)
"Wd, crank end 0.48 " " headend 0.62 Intermediate cylinder— During admission, ... 5.08 During compression, A Wd, crank end 0.00 " " headend 0.00 Power and ..."

2. Telecommunications: Technological and Regulatory Factors Affecting Consumer by Stanley J. Czerwinski (2000)
"On a cable system, video signals transmitted by satellites and broadcast television towers are received at a cable company facility known as a headend.15 ..."

3. Digital Television Transition: Issues Related to an Information Campaign by Mark L. Goldstein (2006)
"While In the United States, there is only one entity that distributes programming from the cable headend to customers, more than one entity may own portions ..."

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