heads-up display

Also head-up display

[hedz-uhp]

noun

Digital Technology.

1. an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. HUD

2. (in a computer game) an electronic display of meters and dials around the screen margins. HUD

Word History and Origins

Origin of heads-up display¹

First recorded in 1960–65