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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The British Academy has gathered to recognize those behind the scenes at the 27th BAFTA Television Craft Awards with Samsung OLED.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
The company unveiled a new set called the OLED Evo W6 Wallpaper at this year’s show, which, while wider than its namesake, still sits at a mere nine mm thick.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
There are some issues that lovers of OLED (and makers of OLED like LG Display) would like to point out, namely that there can be color bleed between the green and blue backlighting, thus messing with real-world color accuracy.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026
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, 18 Nov. 2025
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
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
The company unveiled a new set called the OLED Evo W6 Wallpaper at this year’s show, which, while wider than its namesake, still sits at a mere nine mm thick.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
There are some issues that lovers of OLED (and makers of OLED like LG Display) would like to point out, namely that there can be color bleed between the green and blue backlighting, thus messing with real-world color accuracy.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026
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, 18 Nov. 2025
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
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“OLED.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OLED. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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