"jail bars" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} jail bars pl (plural only)
  1. (television) A display fault in which the picture is disrupted by evenly-spaced vertical bands. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-jail_bars-en-noun-LTiXBUCr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 77 23 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jail, bar. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-jail_bars-en-noun-GoeRgLDQ

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