visual displays

Things showing images

Visual displays are screens, monitors, or other devices that present information in a form you can see.

The term covers everything from computer monitors and digital signage to instrument panels and electronic billboards.

In technical contexts, it often emphasizes the hardware that renders graphics or data: The cockpit's visual displays show altitude and airspeed.

The phrase sometimes extends to non-electronic presentations like charts or exhibits.

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touchscreen interface · hologram · exhibit · storyboard · diorama · light show · video wall · showcase · trade show booth · infographic · diagram · slide · menu board · mural · art installation · kiosk · projection · digital signage

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Opposites
sensory modality

visual displaysaudio cues

Heard prompts or alerts

audio signals · speakers · auditory feedback · tactile feedback · haptic feedback

information direction

visual displaysinput devices

Tools for entering data

keyboards · sensors · touchpads · microphones · mice

Family

display, vision, visible, visual, deploy, displays

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