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video display

DEFINITIONS OF: video display

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n an electronic device that represents information in visual form

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display
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caller ID
a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you
alphanumeric display, digital display
a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)
board, display board, display panel
a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
FPD, flat panel display
a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers
monitor, monitoring device
display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
CRT screen, screen
the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
VDU, visual display unit
(British) British term for video display
window
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
background, desktop, screen background
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
big board
the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange
computer monitor
a device that displays signals on a computer screen
computer display, computer screen
a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user
dialog box, panel
(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'
foreground
(computer science) a window for an active application
LCD, liquid crystal display
a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.
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electronic device
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
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