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visual display unit

American  

noun

Chiefly British Computers.

  1. video display terminal. VDU

visual display unit British  

noun

  1.  VDU.  computing a device with a screen that displays characters or graphics representing data in a computer memory. It usually has a keyboard or light pen for the input of information or inquiries

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Etymology

Origin of visual display unit

First recorded in 1970–75

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