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  2. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.

  3. Screen-door effect - Wikipedia

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    The screen-door effect ( SDE) is a visual artifact of displays, where the fine lines separating pixels (or subpixels) become visible in the displayed image. This can be seen in digital projector images and regular displays under magnification or at close range, but the increases in display resolutions have made this much less significant.

  4. Display size - Wikipedia

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    Display size. On 2D displays, such as computer monitors and TVs, the display size or viewable image size ( VIS) is the physical size of the area where pictures and videos are displayed. The size of a screen is usually described by the length of its diagonal, which is the distance between opposite corners, usually in inches.

  5. See-through display - Wikipedia

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    See-through display. An optical combiner for a see-through display. A see-through display or transparent display is an electronic display that allows the user to see what is shown on the screen while still being able to see through it. The main applications of this type of display are in head-up displays, augmented reality systems, digital ...

  6. Platform screen doors - Wikipedia

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    Platform screen doors on the Elizabeth line at Farringdon in 2019 "Horizontal lift" style doors at Lomonosovskaya station on the Saint Petersburg Metro, the first type of screen doors in the world The idea for platform edge doors dates from as early as 1908, when Charles S. Shute of Boston was granted a patent for "Safety fence and gate for railway-platforms". [ 2 ]

  7. Display aspect ratio - Wikipedia

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    The display aspect ratio ( DAR) is the aspect ratio of a display device and so the proportional relationship between the physical width and the height of the display. It is expressed as two numbers separated by a colon ( x: y ), where x corresponds to the width and y to the height. Common aspect ratios for displays, past and present, include 5: ...

  8. Monochrome monitor - Wikipedia

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    Monochrome monitors are particularly susceptible to screen burn (hence the advent, and name, of the screensaver), because the phosphors used are of very high intensity. [ citation needed ] Another effect of the high-intensity phosphors is an effect known as "ghosting", wherein a dim afterglow of the screen's contents is briefly visible after the screen has been blanked.

  9. List of common display resolutions - Wikipedia

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    16:9. 8,294,400. 7680 × 4320. 8K UHDTV. 4320p. 33,177,600. Many of these resolutions are also used for video files that are not broadcast. These may also use other aspect ratios by cropping otherwise black bars at the top and bottom which result from cinema aspect ratios greater than 16∶9, such as 1.85 or 2.35 through 2.40 (dubbed ...