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ScreenTek is proud to provide you this glossary of common terms in the laptop LCD screen industry, and in the laptop notebook industry. Feel free to become more familiar with the terms we use throughout our site. If you notice any glaring omissions, we'd be glad to hear about those. Drop us a line at sales@screentekinc.com.
Scan rate
The number of times per second an image capture or display device samples its field of vision
(more Image terms)
Specular reflection
A well defined beam resulting from reflection off of a smooth surface. In the image at right, the green lines represent the image and the light blue lines represent the reflected image.
(more Optics terms)
Sub-pixel
Pixels are divided into three horizontal sections, these are called sub-pixels. A pixel has 3 sub pixels, one red, one green and one blue.
(more Image terms)
Support color
The amount of color that can be displayed
(more Optics terms)
SVGA
Refers to "super video graphics array", a type of screen resolution. This resolution measures 800 x 600, creating a 1.33x aspect ratio (Standard).
(more Image terms)
SXGA
Refers to "super extended graphics array", a type of screen resolution. This resolution can measure 1280 x 1024 (1.25x aspect ratio, Standard) or 1280 x 960 (1.33x aspect ratio, Standard).
(more Image terms)
SXGA+
Refers to "super extended graphics array, plus", a type of screen resolution. This resolution measures 1400 x 1050, creating a 1.33x aspect ratio (Standard). This resolution is common on 14- and 15-inch laptop screens, and has a widescreen cousin, WSXGA+.
(more Image terms)
TAC
Triacetyl cellulose film (TAC) is a layer of polarizer within an anti-reflective LCD screen.
(more Surface terms)
Thin Film Transistor (TFT)
A special kind of field effect transistor made by depositing thin films for the metallic contacts, semiconductor active layer, and dielectric layer. Most commonly found in LCD screens.
(more Hardware terms)
Transflective
Transflective LCDs work as either transmissive or reflective LCDs, depending on the ambient light. They work reflectively when external light levels are high, and transmissively in darker environments via a low-power backlight.
(more Hardware terms)
Transmissive
A type of LCD screen in which the pixels are illuminated from behind the monitor’s screen (opposite of the user).
(more Hardware terms)
Transmittance
The fraction of incident light at a specified wavelength that passes through a sample.
(more Optics terms)
UXGA
(1600 x 1200), 1.33x aspect ratio, Standard
(more Image terms)
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