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Mode X

Mode X proper noun: a non-standard display mode of VGA graphics hardware, having a resolution of 320 × 240 square pixels.

Proper noun

Mode X

  1. (historical) A non-standard display mode of VGA graphics hardware, having a resolution of 320 × 240 square pixels.

Origin of Mode X

Coined by Michael Abrash.

Questions about Mode X

What does Mode X mean?
Mode X means a non-standard display mode of VGA graphics hardware, having a resolution of 320 × 240 square pixels.
What part of speech is Mode X?
Mode X is a proper noun.

Words near Mode X in the dictionary

  1. mode of discourse
  2. mode of production
  3. mode of thought
  4. mode of transport
  5. Mode S
  6. Mode X
  7. mode-locked
  8. moded
  9. Modekngei
  10. model
  11. model act

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