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polarity
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polarity

(1) The direction of charged particles, which may determine the binary status of a bit.

(2) In micrographics, the change in the light to dark relationship of an image when copies are made. Positive polarity is dark characters on a light background; negative polarity is light characters on a dark background.

polarity
the condition of a body or system in which it has opposing physical properties at different points, esp magnetic poles or electric charge


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