  CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
head-end
Alternately spelled headend, this is the originating point of a signal in a cable television system. Head-end equipment receives satellite and local broadcast TV signals and converts them to a form that can travel down coaxial cable to subscribers. See also head-end controller. 
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