video display terminal
noun
Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT
Origin of video display terminal
1First recorded in 1975–80
- Also called visual display terminal; especially British, visual display unit.
Words Nearby video display terminal
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Scientific definitions for video display terminal
video display terminal
[ vĭd′ē-ō′ ]
A computer terminal having a video display that uses a cathode-ray tube.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse