displays
noun · verb
Form of display , third-person singular of display.
Simple meaning
An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dihsplayzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪsˈpleɪz
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
computing
An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
A show or spectacle.
“The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display.”
A piece of work to be presented visually.
“Pupils are expected to produce a wall display about a country of their choice.”
verb
third-person singular of display
To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
third-person singular of display
To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
Used this way, displays is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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How It’s Used
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Shownoun
“The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display.”
Worknoun
“Pupils are expected to produce a wall display about a country of their choice.”
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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To show, make visible or apparent.
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