Display

Display
Display Dis*play", n. 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. [1913 Webster]

Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. --Trench. [1913 Webster]

2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. [1913 Webster]

He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

3. (Electronics) An electronic device on which the output signal of another electronic device may be presented in a visual form; -- also called {display device}. Typically the display device it is the screen of a cathode-ray tube, as in a computer monitor, but other forms of visual display such as LED or liquid crystal devices are also used. The printed output from a computer or other device is not considered as a display. [PJC]

4. (Computers) The output signal from a computer program, displayed on a display device. The displayed signal may consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image. [PJC]

5. (Biology) a pattern of behavior, such as showing a body part to another animal, by which one animal conveys information to another, as for mating or defense. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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