Display /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Displayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Displaying

1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

   The northern wind his wings did broad display.

2. To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line. (Mil.)
3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.

   His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army.

4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.

   Proudly displaying the insignia of their order.

5. To make conspicuous by large or prominent type. (Print.)
6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]

   And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers.

7. To output (results or data) in a visible manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device. (Computers)

1. To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.

1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.

   Having witnessed displays of his power and grace.

2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.

   He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade.

3. An electronic device on which the output signal of another electronic device may be presented in a visual form; -- also called display device. Typically the display device it is the screen of a cathode-ray tube, as in a computer monitor, but other forms of visual display such as LED or liquid crystal devices are also used. The printed output from a computer or other device is not considered as a display. (Electronics)
4. The output signal from a computer program, displayed on a display device. The displayed signal may consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image. (Computers)
5. a pattern of behavior, such as showing a body part to another animal, by which one animal conveys information to another, as for mating or defense. (Biology)