passive matrix display

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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"

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

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)

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