inverse video

English

Noun

inverse video (uncountable)

1. (computing, dated) A display technique whereby background and foreground colours are interchanged, typically used for highlighting.
   • 1982, Byte:

     When I type "/F", I get a menu of possible file actions, the first of which is in inverse video.

   • 1984, Interface age:

     Text to be deleted is shown in inverse video.

   • 1989, PC: The Independent Guide to IBM Personal Computers:

     If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70h (inverse video).

Synonyms

• reverse video