Segment display



A segment display is an electronic display that uses some specific number of LEDs to display different characters. Its study helps understanding its advanced uses like LED TVs, etc. Following is a list of some of the segment displays categorised on the basis of the number of LEDs used:


 * /Three-segment display/ (3)
 * /Seven-segment display/ (7)
 * /Eight-segment display/ (8)
 * /Nine-segment display/ (9)
 * /Ten-segment display/ (10)
 * /Eleven-segment display/ (11)
 * /Twelve-segment display/ (12)
 * /Fourteen-segment display/ (14)
 * /Sixteen-segment display/ (16)

The most popular in them is a seven-segment display, which uses seven LEDs to display characters.

Uses
Segment displays are used in various appliances, like in digital clocks, etc.