Crt

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Chinese remainder theorem. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of cathode ray tube. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "A few seconds later, the Angry Man picks up the keyboard and swings it like a baseball bat at his screen—it’s an old PC from the '90s, with a big CRT monitor—whacking it off the desk."

  4. 4
    A display device using a cathode ray tube, such as early televisions or monitors. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of C runtime. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of crisis response team. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of critical race theory. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Considering racism as a normative practice in the academy while centering the experiential perspectives of Chicana and Chicano scholars with racial and gendered microaggressions, Solórzano lays the groundwork for use of CRT in higher education scholarship."

  3. 8
    Initialism of casual relief teacher. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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"Television turned on, she patrols in front of the CRT. "Hey you, food's up!""

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