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digitron

British

/ ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn /

noun

Also called: Nixie tube. electronics a type of tube, for displaying information, having a common anode and several cathodes shaped in the form of characters, which can be lit by a glow discharge

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Etymology

Origin of digitron

C20: from _digit + _-tron

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