heads-up-display

technology

Also known as: HUD

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A heads-up display (HUD) is a technology that projects information onto a transparent surface within a user's direct line of sight. This allows users to view data without diverting their gaze from their primary focus, such as a road or an instrument panel.1

Originally developed for pilots to see flight data without looking down, HUDs are now found in various applications, including automobiles where they display speed and fuel levels on the windshield. The abbreviation HUD is commonly used for this technology.12

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…were almost certainly the “heads-up-displays” (HUDs) used in military airplanes and tanks, in which instrument panel-type information is projected onto the same cockpit canopy or viewfinder through which a crew member sees the external surroundings. Faster computer processors have made it feasible to combine such data displays with real-time…
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