"VGA" meaning in English

See VGA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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 (computer graphics) Initialism of Video Graphics Array, an obsolete computer display standard that superseded CGA and EGA, with a resolution of 640 × 480 pixels, and supporting up to 256 colours on screen from a palette of 262,144.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alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Video Graphics Array (extra: an obsolete computer display standard that superseded CGA and EGA, with a resolution of 640 × 480 pixels, and supporting up to 256 colours on screen from a palette of 262,144) Categories (topical): Computer graphics Derived forms: QVGA, SVGA, EVGA, UVGA (4:3), WQVGA, WSVGA, WUVGA (16:9)
    Sense id: en-VGA-en-name-QjT~4qyD Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} VGA (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of video game addiction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: video game addiction
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