a liquid crystal display in which each pixel is individually controlled to provide a sharp image at a wide viewing angle; it is used in laptop and notebook computers (as modifier): an active-matrix screen
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ac•tive-ma•trix
(ak′tiv mā′triks),USA pronunciation adj.
ac•tive-ma•trix (ak′tiv mā′triks),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Computingof or pertaining to a high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with high contrast, used esp. for laptop computers.Cf.
passive-matrix .
- 1990–95
ac•tive-ma•trix (ak′tiv mā′triks),USA pronunciation adj.
- Computingof or pertaining to a high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with high contrast, used esp. for laptop computers. Cf. passive-matrix (in this section).
- 1990–95
pas′sive-ma′trix, adj.
pas•sive-ma•trix (pas′iv mā′triks),USA pronunciation adj.
- Computingof or pertaining to a relatively low-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with low contrast, used esp. for laptop computers.Cf. active matrix.
- 1990–95
pas•sive-ma•trix (pas′iv mā′triks),USA pronunciation adj.
- Computingof or pertaining to a relatively low-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with low contrast, used esp. for laptop computers.Cf. active-matrix (in this section).
- 1990–95
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