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   Display , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displayed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Displaying.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF. despleier, desploier, F. déployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Deploy, Splay.]
   To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
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   The northern wind his wings did broad display.
   Spenser.
   
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   (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line.
   Farrow.
   
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   To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.
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   His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army.
   Burke.
   
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   To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.
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   Proudly displaying the insignia of their order.
   Prescott.
   
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   (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
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   To discover; to descry. [Obs.]
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   And from his seat took pleasure to display
   The city so adorned with towers.
   Chapman.
   (Computers) To output (results or data) in a visible manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device.
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   Syn. -- To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt.
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   Display, v. i. To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
   Shak.
   
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   Display, n.
   An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
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   Having witnessed displays of his power and grace.
   Trench.
   
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   Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.
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   He died, as erring man should die,
   Without display, without parade.
   Byron.
   
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   (Electronics) An electronic device on which the output signal of another electronic device may be presented in a visual form; -- also called display device.  Typically the display device it is the screen of a cathode-ray tube, as in a computer monitor, but other forms of visual display such as LED or liquid crystal devices are also used.  The printed output from a computer or other device is not considered as a display.
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   (Computers) The output signal from a computer program, displayed on a display device.  The displayed signal may consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image.
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   (Biology) a pattern of behavior, such as showing a body part to another animal, by which one animal conveys information to another, as for mating or defense.
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