: illumination from behind
also
: the source of such illumination
backlight
transitive verb
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This is a budget TV with a full-panel LED backlight and no local dimming, and its brightness and contrast reflect that.
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PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
Functions And Uses With its lightweight and thin form because of the absence of backlights, an Eazeye 2.0 display is more suitable for outdoor use.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Again, this was just the backlights making the picture, working in concert with Sony’s XR Backlight Master Drive algorithm technology.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025
The hot-swappable switches used in the Flow 2 include high-quality diffusers that improve the transmission of light from the white LED backlights on each switch.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
Functions And Uses With its lightweight and thin form because of the absence of backlights, an Eazeye 2.0 display is more suitable for outdoor use.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Again, this was just the backlights making the picture, working in concert with Sony’s XR Backlight Master Drive algorithm technology.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025
The hot-swappable switches used in the Flow 2 include high-quality diffusers that improve the transmission of light from the white LED backlights on each switch.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“Backlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlight. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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