heads-up display
[ hedz-uhp ]
nounDigital Technology.
an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD
(in a computer game) an electronic display of meters and dials around the screen margins. Abbreviation: HUD
Origin of heads-up display
1First recorded in 1960–65
- Also head-up display [hed-uhp]. /ˈhɛdˈʌp/.
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