: illumination from behind
also
: the source of such illumination
backlight
transitive verb
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Stainless-steel appliances dot the culinary showpiece, next to a breakfast nook with backlights perfect for midnight snacking.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Like all models with local dimming backlights, the QN990F is susceptible to light bloom, or a slight haze of light along very high-contrast edges.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The prime does a very good job against a backlight.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Part of its special sauce is Sony’s XR Backlight Master Drive algorithm that helps its mini-LED backlight reduce light bloom through image recognition.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Like all models with local dimming backlights, the QN990F is susceptible to light bloom, or a slight haze of light along very high-contrast edges.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The prime does a very good job against a backlight.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Part of its special sauce is Sony’s XR Backlight Master Drive algorithm that helps its mini-LED backlight reduce light bloom through image recognition.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Backlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlight. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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