Backlight Updated: 12/20/2017 by Computer Hope LCD screens are unable to illuminate themselves, so they require a backlight to provide the illumination, thus creating a viewable picture on the screen. Backlights can provide illumination from the back or the side of the screen, which are different from front lights that illuminate from the front.
It's a staple food in some areas of the world. People on gluten-free diets often enjoy bread made with tapioca flour. In addition to tapioca pudding and bubble tea, tapioca is often used as a thickening agent when cooking, especially in soups. Because tapioca does not have a strong taste of its own, it can be added to many dishes to thicken them without changing the taste too much.
tapioca. n. 1. (Cookery) a beadlike starch obtained from cassava root, used in cooking as a thickening agent, esp in puddings. [C18: via Portuguese from Tupi tipioca pressed-out juice, from tipi residue + ok to squeeze out].apÂ·iÂ·oÂ·ca. n. 1. A starch made from cassava roots, usually processed as beads or flakes and used for puddings and as a thickening agent in cooking. 2. A dish, especially a pudding, made from this starch.