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Ntsc has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Proper Noun · Phrase

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Noun
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North American TV standard for analog television. (Initialism of National Television Standards Committee. (USA))

"Before switching to digital broadcasts, my grandmother kept watching her old black-and-white sets using the NTSC system."

In plain English: NTSC is an old system used to broadcast television and video signals that was common before digital streaming took over.

"The old TV set produced static lines because it was not compatible with NTSC broadcasting standards in that region."

Proper Noun
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Synonym of KNKT (“Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi”); Initialism of National Transportation Safety Committee; (Indonesia)

"The ntsc released its final report on the train collision after investigating the causes."

Phrase
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Initialism of never twice the same color. (Variant of North American TV standard for analog television, drawing attention to the standard’s shortcomings)

"Some users jokingly refer to NTSC as an initialism for Never Twice The Same Color because the signal often produces inconsistent colors on older televisions."

Example Sentences
"The old TV set produced static lines because it was not compatible with NTSC broadcasting standards in that region." noun
"The TV manual specified that this model only supports NTSC for standard definition broadcasting." noun
"Her old camcorder recorded in NTSC format, which caused issues when she tried to play the footage on her European laptop." noun
"Before traveling abroad, he checked if his gaming console was compatible with the local NTSC system or needed conversion." noun
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