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heads-up display

American  
[hedz-uhp] / ˈhɛdzˈʌp /
Also head-up display

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


Etymology

Origin of heads-up display

First recorded in 1960–65

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Sarah Gillis read out data from her heads-up display during her time outside the Dragon capsule.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

"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

Earlier this year, Oppo launched the Air Glass, a glasses-based heads-up display for the company’s smartphones.

From The Verge Jul. 11, 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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