"VGA" meaning in All languages combined

See VGA on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VGA
  1. (computer graphics) Initialism of Video Graphics Array, an obsolete computer display standard that superseded CGA and EGA, with a resolution of 640 × 480 pixels, and supporting up to 256 colours on screen from a palette of 262,144. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Video Graphics Array (extra: an obsolete computer display standard that superseded CGA and EGA, with a resolution of 640 × 480 pixels, and supporting up to 256 colours on screen from a palette of 262,144) Derived forms: QVGA, SVGA, EVGA, UVGA (4:3), WQVGA, WSVGA, WUVGA (16:9)
    Sense id: en-VGA-en-name-QjT~4qyD Categories (other): Computer graphics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 11 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 78 18 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 11 3 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun [English]

Forms: VGAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} VGA (countable and uncountable, plural VGAs)
  1. Initialism of video game addiction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: video game addiction
    Sense id: en-VGA-en-noun-C9edwscV
  2. Initialism of variable-gauge axle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: variable-gauge axle
    Sense id: en-VGA-en-noun-uzGJLi9~

Noun [German]

Head templates: {{de-noun|f,-}} VGA f (genitive VGA, plural VGA) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,-}} Forms: VGA [genitive], VGA [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], VGA [nominative, singular], VGA [definite, nominative, plural], VGA [genitive, singular], VGA [definite, genitive, plural], VGA [dative, singular], VGA [dative, definite, plural], VGA [accusative, singular], VGA [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. alternative spelling of vGA (“initialism of verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine Alternative form of: vGA (extra: initialism of verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung)
    Sense id: en-VGA-de-noun-LHO36KHR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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