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display adapter

display adapter

4.4
A computer part that changes data into signals the screen uses to show pictures
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpleɪ əˈdæptər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : adaptador de pantalla
  • Double-click on Display Adapters to show which one is installed.

But Ashes does what's called MDA multi display adapter.

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Examples

  • You could do this by clicking Start and then type it in Dev MGMT, MSE, pop up display adapters, right click the Intel graphics option and then choose properties.

  • Make sure your display adapter is compatible with the new monitor you purchased.

  • Happens every few years with display adapters.

    Blog text (8)

  • OK, Microsoft basic display adapter driver just immediately works.

  • And then we go to display settings, Advanced display settings, Display adapter properties, list all modes.

  • The best part is that you only need a wireless display adapter hooked up to your HDMI TV, and you're good to go.

    Blog text (5)

  • (For a list of popular display adapters that have this zoom feature, see the June 1997 issue of PC Magazine, pages 210-212.)

    Academic text (1997)

  • Once you've got the wireless display adapter set up, you're ready to begin mirroring content to your TV from any device running Android 4.2.

    Blog text (5)

  • This apparatus operates at 60 Hz and connects to an SXGA display adapter card in a PC, so the light valve functions as a PC display.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The display adapter is responsible for showing vivid images on the computer screen.

How Powerful

graphics card
  • Specialized
4 3.2
display adapter
  • Specialized
4.4
analog-digital converter
  • Specialized
5.4

Surface Forms

display adapter singular
display adapters plural

Morphology

display + adapter

The compound is a straightforward noun+noun composition meaning an adapter for a display: the device’s purpose (adapting for a display) is directly inferable from 'display' (screen) + 'adapter' (hardware that enables connection). This is a literal, functional combination rather than metaphorical, following a common cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Display adapter comes from the words display and adapter and gives the picture of a small device that changes computer data into signals a screen can use. So, the name shows its job: it 'adapts' information so the display can 'show' images.