"shadow mask" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shadow masks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shadow mask (plural shadow masks)
  1. (television) A plate punched with tiny holes that separate the coloured phosphors in the layer behind the front glass of the screen. Three electron guns at the back of the screen sweep across the mask, with the beams only reaching the screen if they pass through the holes. Wikipedia link: shadow mask Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-shadow_mask-en-noun-grRA6H49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, media, television

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