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VDU

abbreviation for
(Computer Science) visual display unit
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VDU

(Visual Display Unit). A screen, similar to a TV screen, designed specially for a computer.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.VDU - (British) British term for video displayVDU - (British) British term for video display
video display, display - an electronic device that represents information in visual form
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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Translations
وَحْدَة العَرض البَصَري
monitor
dataskærmskærm
regimojo vaizdo įtaisas
datora monitors, displejs
bilgisayar ekranımonitör

VDU

A. N ABBR (Comput) =visual display unitUDV f
B. CPD VDU operator Noperador(a) m/f de UDV
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VDU

[ˌviːdiːˈjuː] n abbr (=visual display unit) → moniteur m
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VDU

(ˌviː diː ˈjuː) abbreviation
visual display unit.
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References in periodicals archive ?
In other words, VDU workers may be compared with subjects previously or even still exposed to other occupational risk factors.
Isanalizavus apklausos anketu duomenis, pastebima, kad VDU nuolatiniu studiju ivairiu fakultetu studentai teigiamai vertina IKT svarba, mokant (-is) anglu kalbos, ir mano, kad tai yra efektyvi kalbos mokymosi skatinimo priemone.
If they do, the VDU may need servicing or adjusting.
The screens -- also known as visual display units (VDUs), monitors and display screens -- are often blamed for a variety of health problems such as headaches or eyestrain.
The Master PC is connected via a network to an on-plant panel containing an operator interface with color VDU and keyboard and a PLC for harnessing the system's digital input and output signals, as well as analog values from, for example, weighing equipment load-cells or motor variable speed drives.
This new process is designed for use in the manufacture of media communications equipment such as television sets, VDU monitors and mobile telephones.
The Swedish regional purchasing company Gastrike Inkop has awarded framework contracts for glasses for VDU work.
Companies are fast wising up to the cost of staff taking sick days due to migraine and other problems due to staring at a VDU for eight hours a day.
It's like a computer with its keyboard and VDU unplugged: It just sits there, thinking.
Professor Clements-Croomes said: "You just attach it on the side of the VDU screen or the mobile phone and it oscillates at the same frequency as the peak frequency from those devices.