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The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a…The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
(countable, uncountable)A special kind of electrical transformer, originally designed to generate high-voltage sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency, and now extensively used in switched-mode power supplies.
Origin
From fly + back.From fly + back.
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