: lit from behind
a backlit photograph/scene
a backlit display
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The brightly backlit keyboard (seriously, the lowest of its three settings is fine) has dinky cursor arrow keys that team with the Fn key for Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down.
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PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
The exhibition area was designed with the help of backlit glass surfaces, which only allow changes to the text with great effort.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The chef’s kitchen and formal dining room sit alongside one another beneath a backlit wooden ceiling.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
The laptop’s brightly backlit keyboard feels fine enough for typing, but nothing to gush over, with punchy enough feedback.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
The exhibition area was designed with the help of backlit glass surfaces, which only allow changes to the text with great effort.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The chef’s kitchen and formal dining room sit alongside one another beneath a backlit wooden ceiling.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
The laptop’s brightly backlit keyboard feels fine enough for typing, but nothing to gush over, with punchy enough feedback.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Backlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlit. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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