flat-panel

adjective

flat-pan·​el ˈflat-ˈpa-nᵊl How to pronounce flat-panel (audio)
: relating to or being a thin flat video display (as for a portable computer)

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What To Know The exemptions, effective retroactively from April 5, apply to goods such as automatic data processing machines, semiconductors, and flat-panel displays. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 The spread of both DC generators (such as photovoltaic panels) and DC loads (such as cellphones, flat-panel televisions, LED lights, and even electric cars) is inspiring a small but growing niche for DC microgrids that link the two together. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2012 At this point, any serious retro gamer knows that a bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) TV provides the most authentic, lag-free experience for game consoles that predate the era of flat-panel HDTVs (i.e,. Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024 Nearly all features are controlled via touch screen or flat-panel touch points, but the center console has a multifunction rotary controller and physical volume roller. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024 The rise of the portables flooded the market with relatively cheap flat-panel displays and cameras, lower-cost microphones, and chips fast enough to process audio and video. Thomas Wiegand, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2011 Oh, and like most flat-panel TVs, the speakers sound flat and tinny. Parker Hall, WIRED, 13 July 2021 The controls lean heavily on flat-panel capacitive touch points on the center stack. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024 Other controls, including heated and cooled seats, defrost and fan speed still get flat-panel touch points in the center stack. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flat-panel was in 1977

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“Flat-panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat-panel. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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flat-panel

adjective
: relating to or being a thin flat video display
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