| Definition | a device capable of transmitting or displaying a three dimensional image |
| OED requirements | antedating 1955 |
| Earliest cite | W. Sheldon 'Your Time is Up' |
| Comment | Looking for 'tri-vid' and 'trivid'.
Katrina Campbell submitted a cite for the form "tri-vid" from a 1992 reprint of Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye's "The Death of Sleep". Douglas Winston submitted a 1990 cite from Jody Lynn Nye's "Volunteers". Ralf Brown located and Mike Christie submitted a 1964 cite from William Burkett's "Sleeping Planet". Fred Galvin submitted a 1955 cite from Walt Sheldon's "Your Time Is Up". |
| Last modified | 6 July, 2008 |
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| 1992 Sci. Fiction Age Nov. 30/1 | They‥took pictures of themselves standing next to it and left already bored and looking forward to the programs on tri-vid that night. |