An eight-segment display is a type of display based on eight segments that can be turned on or off according to the font pattern to be produced.
It is similar to a
nine-segment display
A nine-segment display is a type of display based on nine segments that can be turned on or off according to the graphic pattern to be produced. It is an extension of the more common seven-segment display, having an additional two diagonal or ver ...
whose middle vertical bars are vertical, except that on an eight-segment display, the bars ''F'' and ''G'' are merged.
Applications
It was used, for instance, in the calculator
Sharp EL-8
The Sharp EL-8, also known as the ELSI-8, was one of the earliest mass-produced hand-held electronic calculators and the first hand-held calculator to be made by Sharp. Introduced around the start of 1971, it was based on Sharp's preceding QT ...
, producing more rounded digits than a
seven-segment display
A seven-segment display is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an alternative to the more complex dot matrix displays.
Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, basic ...
, but fewer possible digits it can display because the bars ''F'' and ''G'' are merged (see table below).
Displaying
An eight segment display can sometimes display characters with less readability because the segments ''F'' and ''G'' are combined and the corners are rounded. It is unable to display the following characters for this reason:
Examples
File:Sharp EL-8 The First Portable Electronic Calculator.jpg, Sharp EL-8
The Sharp EL-8, also known as the ELSI-8, was one of the earliest mass-produced hand-held electronic calculators and the first hand-held calculator to be made by Sharp. Introduced around the start of 1971, it was based on Sharp's preceding QT ...
with eight-segment displays
File:Sharp EL-8 Itron vacuum-fluorescent Display Tube.jpg, Eight-segment display of the Sharp EL-8
The Sharp EL-8, also known as the ELSI-8, was one of the earliest mass-produced hand-held electronic calculators and the first hand-held calculator to be made by Sharp. Introduced around the start of 1971, it was based on Sharp's preceding QT ...
File:8 on Eight-segment display.svg, Eight-segment display displaying an 8
File:D on Eight-segment display.svg, Eight-segment display displaying a D
See also
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Seven-segment display
A seven-segment display is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an alternative to the more complex dot matrix displays.
Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, basic ...
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Nine-segment display
A nine-segment display is a type of display based on nine segments that can be turned on or off according to the graphic pattern to be produced. It is an extension of the more common seven-segment display, having an additional two diagonal or ver ...
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Fourteen-segment display
A fourteen-segment display (FSD) (sometimes referred to as a starburst display or Union Jack display) is a type of display based on 14 segments that can be turned on or off to produce letters and numerals. It is an expansion of the more com ...
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Sixteen-segment display
A sixteen-segment display (SISD) is a type of display based on sixteen segments that can be turned on or off to produce a graphic pattern. It is an extension of the more common seven-segment display, adding four diagonal and two vertical segments ...
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Dot matrix display
A dot-matrix display is a low cost electronic digital display device that displays information on machines such as clocks, watches, calculators, and many other devices requiring a simple alphanumeric (and/or graphic) display device of limited res ...
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Vacuum fluorescent display
A vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) is a display device once commonly used on consumer electronics equipment such as video cassette recorders, car radios, and microwave ovens.
A VFD operates on the principle of cathodoluminescence, roughly ...
Display technology
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