seven-segment display

British

noun

an arrangement of seven bars forming a square figure of eight, used in electronic displays of alphanumeric characters: any letter or figure can be represented by illuminating selected bars

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seven-segment display

The standard seven-segment display of the ten digits is shown in the second line in the figure above.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2010

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