: the continuous operation of a device (such as a computer) as a test for defects or failure prior to putting it to use
burned in or burnt in; burning in; burns in
: to increase the density of (portions of a photographic print) during enlarging by giving extra exposure
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Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 27 Jan. 2025
Brightness and color accuracy aside, RGB LED may also be a good alternative for those worried about OLED burn-in.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Our son’s bed started just burning in the shape of a heart.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The monitor has several burn-in protections, including one that automatically detects and lowers the local brightness of static elements.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 27 Jan. 2025
Brightness and color accuracy aside, RGB LED may also be a good alternative for those worried about OLED burn-in.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
Areas burned in the recent L.A. County fires have been on edge over the possibility of damaging debris flows and mudslides that rain can trigger.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Our son’s bed started just burning in the shape of a heart.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Burn-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn-in. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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