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video display terminal

American  

noun

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

video display terminal Scientific  
/ vĭd′ē-ō′ /

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

Etymology

Origin of video display terminal

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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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

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

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