In telecommunications, the main facility or location where cable or broadcast signals originate, are processed, and are then distributed to subscribers.
From 'head' (principal or starting point) + 'end' (extremity). A 20th-century technical term from the cable and broadcast television industry.
Your cable signal probably travels from a headend miles away—it's the command center where thousands of signals get processed before reaching your home!
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