video card

noun

: a circuit board in a computer system designed to generate output for the system's video display screen

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Weitz highlighted Seth MacFarlane’s short three-minute tape that became Family Guy as well as a Christmas video card that turned into South Park. Peter White, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024 Built to work only with video cards, the standard offered a faster connection, and could handle 32 bits of data. IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2024 Additional features include Bluetooth 5.0 compatibility, 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking, and an Intel HD Graphics 630 video card. Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 Aug. 2023 Who thought to put these bulky, awkward connectors right in the top center of the video card, guaranteeing a giant cable blemish right in the middle of your PC build? John Burek, PCMAG, 5 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for video card 

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video card was in 1976

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“Video card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20card. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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