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backlight
With regard to electronic devices, a backlight is the light source for an LCD screen. The light typically comes from a fluorescent lamp or LED. See LCD, LED TV and CCFL.
backlight [′bak‚līt]
(graphic arts)
A spotlight that illuminates from behind so that the subject is separated from the background; used in photography.


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Emerging from an M-shaped door, backlighted in a cloud of fog (sort of like the alien in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”), Manilow begins the first of what seem like dozens of hits — “It’s a Miracle” dovetails with “Daybreak,” “Weekend in New England” and on and on.
The webcam has a 2-megapixel sensor and image capture is assisted by software that enables the webcam to adjust intelligently in dim or harshly backlighted situations.
Open the large, hefty leatherlike menu cover and you'll be surprised to find an easy-to-read backlighted menu and wine lists -- a nifty touch.
 
 
 
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