heads-up display

[ hedz-uhp ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. : HUD
2. (in a computer game) an electronic display of meters and dials around the screen margins. : HUD

Word History and Origins

Origin of heads-up display¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

By integrating processing power, cameras, and a heads-up display, the idea is that any soldier with a headset can perceive more of the world around them.

From Popular-Science

It’s one thing to be told a target is ahead, another to have that target placed onto a heads-up display, and yet another to have the display image actually mislead about the location of the target.

From Popular-Science

By allowing the soldier to aim through a camera connected to a heads-up display, the rifle can be fired from the hip and around corners, two kinds of shooting difficult to pull off with a traditional down-the-barrel sight.

From Popular-Science

These include a way to “interface with tactical Command and Control,” which is a fancy way of saying “talk to the officer in charge,” and “navigation assistance,” or a map with routes shown on a heads-up display.

From Popular-Science

Everybody is working on how we can pass more information into somebody’s eyes by having, say, glasses with a heads-up display or by wearing an earbud for passing extra information.

From Nautilus