noun
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting; ISDB
Technical term for the Japanese digital TV and radio broadcasting standard, also adopted in many South American countries.
日本の地上デジタル放送は統合デジタル放送サービス（ISDB）方式を採用している。
Japan's terrestrial digital broadcasting uses the Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB) system.
ブラジルをはじめ、南米の多くの国が統合デジタル放送サービスを導入した。
Many South American countries, starting with Brazil, have adopted Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting.
The English abbreviation commonly used in technical contexts; the Japanese full term is 統合デジタル放送サービス.
A compound of 統合 (integrated), デジタル (digital), 放送 (broadcasting), and サービス (service), directly translating the English term 'Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting'.