"flip-disc display" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flip-disc displays [plural], flip-disk display [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flip-disc display (plural flip-disc displays)
  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
    Sense id: en-flip-disc_display-en-noun-CxgC4zZJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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