'display device' definitions:

Definition of 'display device'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]