OLED
abbreviation or noun
plural OLEDs
: an LED in which the light-emitting material is made from an organic compound
But an even newer technology is intriguing the world's lighting designers: OLEDs, or organic light-emitting diodes, create long-lasting, highly efficient illumination in a wide range of colors, just like their inorganic LED cousins.—
Eric A. Taub
Eric A. TaubThese OLED displays are indeed printable onto thin, flexible substrates.—Takao Someya
Takao SomeyaExamples of OLED in a Sentence
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Both feature a wide curved screen using a VA panel rather than OLED.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
The range of TVs included in the promotion includes everything from LG’s wildly popular G5 and C5 OLED TV series through to its latest QNED LCD TVs and even its esoteric 77-inch T4 transparent OLED model.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
While screen technology has evolved to meet these changing habits, thanks to smartphones and laptops having better display technologies like OLED, audio technology has struggled to keep up.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Setting up other features such as macros on the fly is just as easy with the OLED screen helping guide the process.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Enter the Acer Nitro Blaze 11, which looks like a mostly conventional handheld with Nintendo Switch-style detachable controllers but with a huge 11-inch screen (the OLED Steam Deck is 7.4 inches, and other Deck-alikes mostly land between seven and nine inches).
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The sleek, super-thin design blends in seamlessly with your room, while the OLED technology is engineered to retain picture quality and resistance to fading, even after years of use.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Save $75 on the Nintendo Switch OLED Model Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Model (sale price, $274.99, regular price, $349.99) or Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Model (sale price, $224.99, regular price, $299.99).
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
The range of TVs included in the promotion includes everything from LG’s wildly popular G5 and C5 OLED TV series through to its latest QNED LCD TVs and even its esoteric 77-inch T4 transparent OLED model.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
While screen technology has evolved to meet these changing habits, thanks to smartphones and laptops having better display technologies like OLED, audio technology has struggled to keep up.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Setting up other features such as macros on the fly is just as easy with the OLED screen helping guide the process.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Enter the Acer Nitro Blaze 11, which looks like a mostly conventional handheld with Nintendo Switch-style detachable controllers but with a huge 11-inch screen (the OLED Steam Deck is 7.4 inches, and other Deck-alikes mostly land between seven and nine inches).
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The sleek, super-thin design blends in seamlessly with your room, while the OLED technology is engineered to retain picture quality and resistance to fading, even after years of use.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Save $75 on the Nintendo Switch OLED Model Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Model (sale price, $274.99, regular price, $349.99) or Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Model (sale price, $224.99, regular price, $299.99).
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“OLED.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OLED. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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