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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
inverse video en · NOUN
Meanings
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(dated, uncountable) A display technique whereby background and foreground colours are interchanged, typically used for highlighting.
Text to be deleted is shown in inverse video.
1984, Interface age:When I type "/F", I get a menu of possible file actions, the first of which is in inverse video.
1982, Byte:If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70h (inverse video).
1989, PC: The Independent Guide to IBM Personal Computers:
Synonyms
reverse video