OLED

American

[oh-el-ee-dee, oh-led] / ˈoʊˈɛlˌiˈdi, ˈoʊˌlɛd /

noun

organic light-emitting diode: a light-emitting diode (LED) composed of one or more layers of organic material between two electrodes.

OLED British

abbreviation

organic light-emitting diode

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of OLED

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

OLED

"There goes my hopes of ever getting an OLED," posted one disappointed gamer.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

To overcome these challenges, the researchers redesigned the light-emitting portion of the OLED.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026

In this way, the acoustic antennas serve as substrate and power source for the custom-developed OLED.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024

Samsung has been leading the charge on quantum dot OLED, or QD-OLED, which has produced some very impressive results when put into gaming monitors like the Alienware AW3423DW.

From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2022

It does other stuff too As of now, Asus tells me there is only one configuration of the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED.

From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2022

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023