"hi-vis" meaning in English

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          "text": "A Hi-Vis jacket which can be worn over either of the other jackets or instead of them.",
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          "ref": "2002, The Railway Magazine",
          "text": "[…] possibly by waving a hi-vis vest or even just being visible in one.",
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          "ref": "2006, Karen Coumbe, Karen Bush, The Complete Equine Emergency Bible",
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        "(of clothing) High-visibility."
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