noun
- An electron emitted from the cathode of an electrical discharge tube, such as a cathode-ray tube.
- A narrow beam of such electrons.
cathode ray
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A beam of electrons streaming from the negatively charged end of a vacuum tube (the cathode) toward a positively charged plate (the anode).
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cathode ray - Computer Definition
In the early part of the 20th century, it was the first name given to electron beams emitted from a negatively charged cathode in a vacuum tube. The term has been used ever since. See CRT.
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