terminal illness

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

terminal illness
 n.

   1. Syn. {raster burn}.

   2. The `burn-in' condition your CRT tends to get if you don't have a
   screen saver.

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

raster burn
terminal illness

   1. (Or terminal illness) Eyestrain brought on by too many
   hours of looking at low-resolution, poorly tuned, or
   glare-ridden monitors, especially graphics monitors.

   2. The "burn-in" condition your {CRT} tends to get if you
   don't use a {screen saver}.

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