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Meaning of inverse video | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A display technique whereby background and foreground colours are interchanged, typically used for highlighting.

dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“When I type "/F", I get a menu of possible file actions, the first of which is in inverse video.”
“Text to be deleted is shown in inverse video.”
“If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70h (inverse video).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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