Display

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Display may refer to:

Technology

  • Display device, output device for presenting information, including:
    • Electronic visual display, output device to present information for visual or tactile reception
      • phosphorescent
        screen; the earliest and once the dominant type of electronic display, but is very large and heavy for the screen size, and thus completely obsolete at the early 21st century
      • Flat-panel display (FPD), video display that is much lighter and thinner than deeper, usually older types
      • Stereo display
        , a display device able to convey image depth to a viewer
        • Volumetric display, forms a visual representation of an object in three physical dimensions
    • image projector that projects a video image onto a reflective projection screen
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    • Refreshable braille display, electromechanical device to display braille characters
    • Split-flap display, electromechanical alphanumeric device, often used as a public transport timetable in airports or railway stations
    • Flip-disc display, electromechanical dot matrix technology used for large outdoor signs
  • Video card
    , also known as "display card", an expansion card that generates images to display device
  • Display list, series of graphics commands that define an output image
  • Display register
    or data structure, for locating the stack frames of nested functions in computer programming
  • Display resolution, refers to the number of distinct pixels of a digital TV or monitor

Marketing

  • Display advertising
    , type that typically contains text, i.e., copy, logos, images, location maps, etc.
  • Display case, also termed a showcase or display cabinet, used to display objects for viewing
  • Display window, usually in a shop to display items for sale or attract customers
  • Point of sale display, material object for promotion and/or providing information, i.e., in a shop or movie theater for a film promotion, etc.
  • Trade show display
    , the physical screens, banners and other paraphernalia used to fill a temporary exhibit space at a trade fair

Biology

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