heads-up display
Americannoun
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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
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(in a computer game) an electronic display of meters and dials around the screen margins. HUD
Etymology
Origin of heads-up display
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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"If you're in a demanding driving situation, that would be a bad time for a message to pop up on a screen or a heads-up display," said Ahmad.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
His company is about to embark on comprehensive testing of smart contact lens on humans, that will give the wearer a heads-up display that appears to float in front of their eyes.
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
The instrument cluster screen is set back a ways from the steering wheel, closer to the windshield than the dashboard, making it seem almost like a heads-up display.
From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2022
There was a website QR code stamped on the package; she blinked at it and the page popped up in her glasses’ heads-up display.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2020
Then the MMU controls on Beck's heads-up display turned red.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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