מחיקון

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
מ־ח־ק (m-kh-q)

From the root מ־ח־ק (m-kh-q) +‎ ־ון (-on). Compare with מָחַק (makhák, to erase).

Noun

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מְחִיקוֹן (mekhikonm

  1. (television, historical) a color killer

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • In the '70s, the Israeli government considered the import of color televisions as frivolous and a luxury that would increase social gaps. Therefore, the government ordered the Israel Broadcasting Authority to erase the color from color-taped telecasts by erasing the "burst phase" signal. The "damaged" signal triggered the "color killer" mechanism, installed in color TV sets to prevent the appearance of color.

    Color killer at Wikipedia