Used in a Sentence

ghosting

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ghosting.

Editorial note

The LCD ghosting problem is well-known, and while some more modern screen have minimized the problem, there can still be some ghosting errors depending on the input.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ghosting gathered in one view.

noun

The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.

noun

The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.

noun

(colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ghosting.

noun

The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.

noun

The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.

noun

(colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.

noun

(electronics, television) The blurry appearance of a television picture resulting from interference caused by multipath reception.

Example sentences

1

The LCD ghosting problem is well-known, and while some more modern screen have minimized the problem, there can still be some ghosting errors depending on the input.

2

Compare with amazon's newest Kindle e-ink, quick animations are not possible with ink yet, and there is ghosting.

3

Gamut doesn't matter when you have previous frames ghosting over thing More importantly, LCDs buffer a least one frame.

4

Mine still has the ghosting issue, which makes me wonder if that issue is stopping this issue.

5

The problem with EditArea is that the overlay method causes visible ghosting when you insert newlines, even on a fast computer.

6

Two of the three examples seem to use ghosting.

7

However, refresh speed and ghosting are the real issues.

8

There are no alignment problems, no interpolation, and no de-ghosting to perform, just a hell of a lot of dodging and burning, note-taking and test prints.

9

I think the ghosting comes from not explicitly setting bits.

10

I don't go in for the gamification stuff, but I like finding correct answers without the bullshit of forced logins, SEO trickery, ghosting of answers, etc.

11

That's a pretty picture but what I notice about whiteboards is they have their own dry erase dust, the markers require maintenance and often are dry, and ghosting eventually makes the whiteboard look gross.

Quote examples

1

I use it for exactly one purpose: authorizing the "ghosting" of a customer account.

2

("Log in as this user.") Putting that behind SSH means that anyone authorizing a ghosting has both a blessed SSH key and the password to it.

3

I was having a lot of trouble with some simple chord shapes but then I remembered the concept of "keyboard ghosting" and it all made sense.

4

The unannounced exit is also known by the slang terms "ghosting", "Irish goodbye", and "French leave".

Proper noun examples

1

Most mechanical keyboards have N-Key Rollover or Anti-Ghosting to handle the situation of multiple simultaneous key-presses.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ghosting in a sentence?

The LCD ghosting problem is well-known, and while some more modern screen have minimized the problem, there can still be some ghosting errors depending on the input.

What does ghosting mean?

The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.

What part of speech is ghosting?

ghosting is commonly used as noun.