Display (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Displaying.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF. despleier, desploier, F. déployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Deploy, Splay.] 1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
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The northern wind his wings did broad display. Spenser.
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2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line. Farrow.
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3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.
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His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. Burke.
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4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.
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Proudly displaying the insignia of their order. Prescott.
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5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
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6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]
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And from his seat took pleasure to display
The city so adorned with towers. Chapman.

7. (Computers) To output (results or data) in a visible manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device.
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Syn. -- To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt.
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Display, n. 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
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Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. Trench.
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2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.
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He died, as erring man should die,
Without display, without parade. Byron.
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3. (Electronics) An electronic device on which the output signal of another electronic device may be presented in a visual form; -- also called display device. Typically the display device it is the screen of a cathode-ray tube, as in a computer monitor, but other forms of visual display such as LED or liquid crystal devices are also used. The printed output from a computer or other device is not considered as a display.
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4. (Computers) The output signal from a computer program, displayed on a display device. The displayed signal may consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image.
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5. (Biology) a pattern of behavior, such as showing a body part to another animal, by which one animal conveys information to another, as for mating or defense.
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