Charactron

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001075",
  "term": "Charactron",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A specialized cathode ray tube (CRT) designed to display alphanumeric characters and symbols rather than raster graphics. It uses a shaped electron beam passed through a stencil-like mask containing character patterns, which are then projected onto the screen. This technology was employed in early computer terminals and radar displays for rapid text output.",
  "synonyms": [
    "typotron"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Charactron",
    "es": "charactron",
    "fr": "charactron"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/charactron/"
}