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REFRESH RATE

Specialty Definition: REFRESH RATE

DomainDefinition

Computing

Refresh rate (Or "vertical refresh rate", "vertical scan rate") The maximum number of frames that can be displayed on a monitor in a second, expressed in Hertz. The scan rate is controlled by the vertical sync signal generated by the video controller, ordering the monitor to position the electron gun at the upper left corner of the raster, ready to paint another frame. It is limited by the monitor's maximum horizontal scan rate and the resolution, since higher resolution means more scan lines. Increasing the refresh rate decreases flickering, reducing eye strain, but few people notice any change above 60-72 Hz. (1999-08-01). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: REFRESH RATE

Specialty definitions using "REFRESH RATE": Extended Video Graphics Arraygraphics adaptorscreen refreshvertical refresh rate, vertical scan rate, video random access memory. (references)

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Expression: REFRESH RATE

Expression using "REFRESH RATE": vertical refresh rate. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: REFRESH RATE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Modern Translation: REFRESH RATE

Language Translations for "REFRESH RATE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

billedgenskabelsesfrekvens (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

verversingsfrequentie (regeneration rate), opfrissnelheid (regeneration rate), opfrisfrequentie (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

virkistystaajuus (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

French

  

rythme de rafraîchissement (regeneration rate), fréquence de rafraîchissement (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

German

  

Bildwiederholrate (regeneration rate), Auffrischrate (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ρυθμός ανανέωσης (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

Italian

  

frequenza di rinfresco di immagine (regeneration rate), frequenza di rinfresco (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

efreshray ateray

   

Portuguese

  

velocidade de refrescamento (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

частота регенерации. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

velocidad de regeneración (regeneration rate). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

repetitionsfrekvens (regeneration rate), uppdateringsfrekvens (regeneration rate). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: REFRESH RATE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-f-h-r-r-r-s-t"

-1 letter: hereafters.

-2 letters: ferreters, hereafter, refresher, rehearser, reheaters.

-3 letters: arrestee, arrester, feathers, ferrates, ferreter, rearrest, rehearse, reheater.

-4 letters: aethers, afreets, farther, fathers, fearers, feaster, feather, ferrate, ferrets, fraters, fresher, freshet, hafters, hearers, heaters, hefters, rafters, rearers, reefers, refresh, rehears, reheats, retears, serrate, shearer, sheerer, sheeter, shereef, steerer, strafer, tearers, terefah.

-5 letters: aether, afreet, afresh, afters, aretes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: REFRESH RATE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 45 46 52 45 53 48      52 41 54 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000101 01000110 01010010 01000101 01010011 01001000 00100000 01010010 01000001 01010100 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#69 &#70 &#82 &#69 &#83 &#72 &#32 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0045 0046 0052 0045 0053 0048      0052 0041 0054 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

52394052395342252355439

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Expressions
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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