CRT

Noun

Meaning

a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen

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A special "Display One Point On CRT" instruction was used to build up images, which had to be refreshed many times per second. Source: Internet

Although now obsolete, CRT computer displays suffered from reflection by the glass envelope, causing glare from room lights and consequently poor contrast. Source: Internet

Another type of color CRT uses an aperture grille of tensioned vertical wires to achieve the same result. Source: Internet

As prices declined over a period of years they became more popular, and by 1997 were competing with CRT monitors. Source: Internet

At one time many radios used " magic eye tubes ", a specialized sort of CRT used in place of a meter movement to indicate signal strength, or input level in a tape recorder. Source: Internet

But the old English-style repertory theatres such as Ottawa's CRT (Canadian Repertory Theatre), and Toronto's Crest Theatre no longer exist. Source: Internet

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