HEADS-UP DISPLAY Definition & Meaning

heads-up display

[ hedz-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Digital Technology.

an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. : HUD
(in a computer game) an electronic display of meters and dials around the screen margins. : HUD

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of heads-up display¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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Sarah Gillis read out data from her heads-up display during her time outside the Dragon capsule.

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The EVA suit incorporates a heads-up display in its helmet, which provides information about the suit while it is being used.

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"If you're in a demanding driving situation, that would be a bad time for a message to pop up on a screen or a heads-up display," said Ahmad.

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“This task order will provide improvements based on completed test events” to address “physiological impacts identified during testing, and a lower profile Heads-Up Display with distributed counterweight for improved user interface and comfort,” the service said in a statement.

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Microsoft’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS, is expected to provide a “heads-up display” for U.S. ground forces, similar to those for fighter pilots.

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