Definition of "backlighting" [backlighting]

• Present participle of backlight. (verb)
• The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. (noun)

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• "Fluorescent and LED backlighting is also available."
• "It's viciously bright if you ask it to be, and the backlighting is a very assuring white as opposed to a tinted red, orange, pink or blue hue on some other phones we've used."
• "The screen resolution is 1366 by 768 with LED backlighting, which is a step up from many netbooks this size."