digital television

noun
1.
a television broadcasting technology in which signals are transmitted as a sequence of binary numbers.
2.
a television set that can receive these digital signals.
Also called digital TV.
British Dictionary definitions for digital television

digital television

noun
1.
television in which the picture information is transmitted in digital form and decoded at the television receiver
2.
a television set that can decode digital picture information and convert it into visible images
Contemporary definitions for digital television
noun

television broadcasting in which the video and audio are transmitted as electronic signals represented by binary numbers that are decoded by a device in or attached to the receiving television set; abbr. DTV

Examples

Digital television can carry more revenue-earning channels on the same amount of bandwidth.