viewplate

English

Etymology

Compound of view +‎ plate

Noun

viewplate (plural viewplates)

(science fiction, now rare) An electronic screen capable of displaying images or data.
Synonyms: vidscreen, videoscreen, viewscreen, visiscreen, visiplate
- 1956, Andrew North [pseudonym; Andre Norton], Plague Ship, New York, N.Y.: Gnome Press, page 146:
  Then the skeleton flitter moved to the left—out into the glare of the early day, a light too bright, even through the shielded viewplates of his helmet.

References

Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “viewplate, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

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