NTSC
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Meaning · English
Initialism of never twice the same color, a variant of North American TV standard for analog television, drawing attention to the standard’s shortcomings.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Chữ viết tắt chỉ tiêu chuẩn truyền hình tương tự của Bắc Mỹ
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Register: humorous, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “NTSC” mean?
Initialism of never twice the same color, a variant of North American TV standard for analog television, drawing attention to the standard’s shortcomings.
Is “NTSC” formal or informal?
NTSC is generally humorous, slang.
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