: the continuous operation of a device (such as a computer) as a test for defects or failure prior to putting it to use
burned in or burnt in; burning in; burns in
: to increase the density of (portions of a photographic print) during enlarging by giving extra exposure
Examples of burn-in in a Sentence
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Verge Staff, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
At the same time, there's still much to learn about OLED monitor burn-in.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
Different OEMs put their own spin on burn-in testing.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
The possibility of burn-in isn’t eliminated by QD-OLED, but the hope is that these panels could exhibit a longer overall life span than existing OLED TVs since the pixels aren’t working as hard.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 14 July 2023
Just as Samsung has sought to patch the core picture quality weaknesses of LCD screens, LG has produced some inventive solutions that have reduced the risk of OLED burn-in.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
And, of course, OLED panels have a history of burn-in.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2024
It's already been a newsworthy year for wildfires in the U.S.: Due mainly to the wildfires that roared across the grasslands of Texas in March, some 1.7 million acres have burned in the U.S. so far this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Take just the climate impacts from burning fossil fuels, of which 90 percent have been burned in the last 70 years.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
At one point, Dmytro sent Maksim a selfie video talking about the wonderful weather in Kharkiv as a building burned in the background from a missile strike — confirmation for the Russians that their target had been hit.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Though the lake was calm that day, smoke from wildfires burning in Wisconsin was hanging in the air, and eventually the ships ended up on collision course.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The amount of land burning in this sensitive area has grown exponentially since the 1990s.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Court documents later revealed that Joshua's remains had been buried in a pet cemetery and Tylee had been dismembered and burned in a fire pit.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
That accounts for more than half of all the blazes burning in the entire Amazon across nine countries.
—CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
Also: Alienware is the only brand offering a three-year burn-in warranty on OLED with next-business-day replacements.
—Verge Staff, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
At the same time, there's still much to learn about OLED monitor burn-in.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
Different OEMs put their own spin on burn-in testing.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
The possibility of burn-in isn’t eliminated by QD-OLED, but the hope is that these panels could exhibit a longer overall life span than existing OLED TVs since the pixels aren’t working as hard.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 14 July 2023
Just as Samsung has sought to patch the core picture quality weaknesses of LCD screens, LG has produced some inventive solutions that have reduced the risk of OLED burn-in.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
And, of course, OLED panels have a history of burn-in.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
Verb
Air quality levels remain in red for most of the East Coast due to smoke from wildfires that have been burning in Canada for weeks.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2024
It's already been a newsworthy year for wildfires in the U.S.: Due mainly to the wildfires that roared across the grasslands of Texas in March, some 1.7 million acres have burned in the U.S. so far this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Take just the climate impacts from burning fossil fuels, of which 90 percent have been burned in the last 70 years.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
At one point, Dmytro sent Maksim a selfie video talking about the wonderful weather in Kharkiv as a building burned in the background from a missile strike — confirmation for the Russians that their target had been hit.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Though the lake was calm that day, smoke from wildfires burning in Wisconsin was hanging in the air, and eventually the ships ended up on collision course.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The amount of land burning in this sensitive area has grown exponentially since the 1990s.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Court documents later revealed that Joshua's remains had been buried in a pet cemetery and Tylee had been dismembered and burned in a fire pit.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
That accounts for more than half of all the blazes burning in the entire Amazon across nine countries.
—CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
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