flip-disc display

noun

An electromechanical dot matrix display with a grid of small metal discs, coloured on one side, that can be flipped to form text characters or graphics.

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flip-dot display
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Meanings

nounflip-disc display (plural flip-disc displays)

plural flip-disc displays · alternative flip-disk display

  1. An electromechanical dot matrix display with a grid of small metal discs, coloured on one side, that can be flipped to form text characters or graphics.

    Synonyms: flip-dot display

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electromechanical dot matrix display with a grid of small metal discs, coloured on one side, that can be flipped to form text characters or graphics.

Similar
flip-dot display
Also see
flip-dot display
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APA

flip-disc display. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flip-disc%20display

MLA

“flip-disc display.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flip-disc%20display. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flip-disc display,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flip-disc%20display.

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