DBS
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[edit]Noun
[edit]DBS (countable and uncountable, plural DBSes)
- (surgery) Initialism of deep brain stimulation.
- 2020, Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom, Viking (2021), page 50:
- In deep brain stimulation, or DBS, the areas of the brain that control movement are stimulated with electrical signals.
- (television) Initialism of direct broadcast satellite.
- 1998 March 1, PELOPAS KIATOY KORINTHIAS, “Re: IPG ON 4DTV”, in alt.video.satellite.4dtv[1] (Usenet):
- I looked at it and there is almost nothing there for me that I do not already receive with a combination of my analog $200 receiver and my $99 DBS minidish. On the contrary, there are quite a few channels that have gone digital that I receive (for a fee) thru the minidish.
See also
[edit]- (television): DTH
Proper noun
[edit]DBS
- (UK) Initialism of Disclosure and Barring Service.