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Television vs Teleprompter - What's the difference?

television | teleprompter |

As nouns the difference between television and teleprompter

is that television is (uncountable) an electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound while teleprompter is a device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

As a verb television

is (neologism|informal) to watch television.

television

Noun

  • (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
  • It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
  • (countable) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
  • I have an old television in the study.
  • (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
  • fifty-seven channels and nothing on television

    Derived terms

    (television) * cable television * on television * televangelism * televangelist * television channel * television network * television station * TV

    Synonyms

    (television) * boob tube * cultural barbiturate * electronic babysitter * glass teat * goggle box * idiot box * plebvision * the shit box * television set * telly * the tube * TV

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (neologism, informal) To watch television.
  • Anagrams

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    teleprompter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera
  • Derived terms

    *teleprompterless