object display

a single display that uses a meaningful shape to present different types of information simultaneously. Object displays usually take the form of polygons, changes in the shape of which provide an indication of the status of the system (see emergent feature). Also called configural display.

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visual purple

see pigment bleaching; rhodopsin.