flat-panel
adjective
flat-pan·el
ˈflat-ˈpa-nᵊl 
: relating to or being a thin flat video display (as for a portable computer)
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Kia retained clunky flat-panel HVAC/audio controls that require you to push a small icon of a fan or a triangle to switch an adjoining set of flat touch points from climate to audio functions and vice versa.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Kia retained clunky flat-panel HVAC/audio controls that require you to push a small icon of a fan or a triangle to switch an adjoining set of flat touch points from climate to audio functions and vice versa.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Previous attempts to develop flat-panel laser displays have required complicated laser arrays or low-throughput fabrication methods, greatly limiting their performance and scalability, the researchers say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
Sleek, flat-panel cabinets (painted in Dylan by Portola Paints) contrast with the irregular zellige tile backsplash by Zia Tile.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
What To Know The exemptions, effective retroactively from April 5, apply to goods such as automatic data processing machines, semiconductors, and flat-panel displays.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
At this point, any serious retro gamer knows that a bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) TV provides the most authentic, lag-free experience for game consoles that predate the era of flat-panel HDTVs (i.e,.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Kia retained clunky flat-panel HVAC/audio controls that require you to push a small icon of a fan or a triangle to switch an adjoining set of flat touch points from climate to audio functions and vice versa.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Previous attempts to develop flat-panel laser displays have required complicated laser arrays or low-throughput fabrication methods, greatly limiting their performance and scalability, the researchers say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
Sleek, flat-panel cabinets (painted in Dylan by Portola Paints) contrast with the irregular zellige tile backsplash by Zia Tile.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
What To Know The exemptions, effective retroactively from April 5, apply to goods such as automatic data processing machines, semiconductors, and flat-panel displays.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
At this point, any serious retro gamer knows that a bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) TV provides the most authentic, lag-free experience for game consoles that predate the era of flat-panel HDTVs (i.e,.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Flat-panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat-panel. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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