video display terminal

noun

1. Computers.,  a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. VDT

video display terminal

1. A computer terminal having a video display that uses a cathode-ray tube.

Word History and Origins

Origin of video display terminal¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Kasparov sat on a raised platform opposite a video display terminal as a programmer received the moves over the internet from New York.

From Reuters

This may be the age of the electronic keyboard and the video display terminal, but more and more U.S. companies are turning to old-fashioned penmanship as a tool to help screen would-be employees.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the 1960s, most major dailies have begun computerizing their composing rooms and even their newsrooms, where the video display terminal is fast replacing the typewriter.

From Time Magazine Archive