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Oddly, although John Logie Baird invented television, he called it a "Televisor" rather than "television".

Both names come from the Greek language. "Tele" comes from the word for "far" and "visor" or "vision" both come from the word "to see". So, both televisor and television mean "distant vision". Sadly for Baird, his name didn't stick and was quickly replaced by television.

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