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crt

noun

Simple meaning

A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images.

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noun

  1. electronicscomputing

    A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.

  2. social sciences

    A movement in academia involving the application of critical theory to issues surrounding the interaction between racial dynamics and social and legal power.

  3. Australia

    Initialism of casual relief teacher.

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