Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

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)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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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)

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  • Televisions

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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

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  1. J01.897w.280w.500.898w
  2. L01w.462w.500w.590w.875w
  3. L01w.462w.500w.820w.090.898w
  4. L01w.462w.500w.847w.823w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Television. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013690. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013690
  2. Television. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television
  3. Television. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289