Sending out; emitting; as, emissive powers.

A direct-view display, such as cathode ray tube (CRT), field emission display (FED), plasma, electroluminescent (EL), and organic light emitting diode (OLED), where the light generation, switching, and coloring are all done at once by the display. These displays do not need a separate backlight to provide light for the image. See also Transmissive, Reflective, and Projection.

Term describing displays that inherently create light - CRT, FED, Plasma, EL and OLED. These displays do not need a separate backlight to provide light for the image as LCD does.