"VDT" meaning in All languages combined

See VDT on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: VDTs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} VDT (plural VDTs)
  1. Initialism of video display terminal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: video display terminal
    Sense id: en-VDT-en-noun-7ogMPQGp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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