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Definition of 'Television'

The transmission and reproduction of transient images of fixed or moving objects. An electronic system of transmitting such images together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound. (From Webster, 3rd ed)

Common names: Television; Televisions

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Wheeze and asthma in children: associations with body mass index, sports, television viewing, and diet.

Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: Obesity, physical activity, and dietary habits are distinct but strongly interrelated lifestyle factors that may be relevant to the prevalence of wheeze and asthma in children. Our goal was to analyze the... Read more...


Children's direct fright and worry reactions to violence in fiction and news television programs.

Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To examine whether violence in fictional and news television content frightens and worries children. STUDY DESIGN: Mixed factorial. Type of reaction (fright, worry) and television programming (violent news,... Read more...


Electronic screen media for persons with autism spectrum disorders: results of a survey.

Sep 2008 Social and anecdotal reports suggest a predilection for visual media among individuals on the autism spectrum, yet no formal investigation has explored the extent of that use. Using a distributed questionnaire design,... Read more...

  

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Definition: The transmission and reproduction of transient images of fixed or moving objects. An electronic system of transmitting such images together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound. (From Webster, 3rd ed)

Descriptor UI: D013690

Alternative terms: Television; Televisions;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation;

Tree Number: J01.897.280.500.898; L01.178.590.875; L01.178.820.090.898; L01.178.847.823;

Technical Notes: for color TV do not coord with COLOR unless specifically emphasized & then NIM only

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