a device with a screen that displays characters or graphics representing data in a computer memory. It usually has a keyboard or light pen for the input of information or inquiries
Abbreviation: VDU
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
vis′ual display′ u′nit, [Chiefly Brit.]Computers.
- Computing, British TermsSee video display terminal. Abbr.: VDU
- 1970–75
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ˈvid•e•o disˌplay ˌter•mi•nal, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Computinga computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbr.: VDT
vid′eo display′ ter′minal,
- Computinga computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbr.: VDT Also called visual display terminal* [esp. Brit.,] visual display unit.
- 1975–80
'visual display unit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
VDU
- bitmap
- graphics
- image
- menu
- page
- palette
- pixel
- plasma screen
- reverse video
- text
- touch screen
- video display terminal