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    CRT diagram

    CRT is the abbreviation of cathode-ray tube, the technology used in most older televisions and computer display screens. A CRT works by moving an electron beam back and forth across the back of the screen. Each time the beam makes a pass across the screen, it lights up phosphor dots on the inside of the glass tube, thereby illuminating the active portions of the screen. By drawing many such lines from the top to the bottom of the screen, it creates an entire screenful of images.

    Recommended Reading: Webopedia’s The Science of Color.

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