video display

What monitors show

A video display is any screen or monitor that shows visual output from an electronic device, including computer monitors, television screens, and the displays on phones and tablets.

The term emphasizes the screen as hardware rather than what appears on it.

The laptop's video display cracked when I dropped it.

In technical contexts, video display often appears in compounds like video display terminal (VDT), an older term for computer monitors used in workplace ergonomics discussions.

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television · home theater · refresh rate · resolution · OLED · digital signage · projection screen · pixel density · 4K resolution · aspect ratio · graphics card · brightness · contrast ratio · touch sensitivity · color gamut · backlight · blue light · HDMI

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sensory modality

video displayaudio output

Transmitted sonic signal

speaker · sound system · loudspeaker · headphones · earphones

information flow direction

video displaycamera

Image capturing device

video input · video capture · webcam · image sensor · video recorder

Family

video, display, videos, videotape, videotapes, videotaped, videotaping, videographer, videography

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G