passive matrix display

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passive matrix display - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  passive matrix display
      n 1: a type of LCD display used for some portable computers;
           parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and
           pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that
           pixel are both energized; "passive matrix displays are
           generally inferior to active matrix displays"

passive matrix display - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  passive matrix display
  
     <hardware> A type of liquid crystal display which relies on
     persistence to maintain the state of each display element
     (pixel) between refresh scans.  The resolution of such
     displays is limited by the ratio between the time to set a
     pixel and the time it takes to fade.
  
     Contrast active matrix display.
  
     (1995-12-09)