Seven-segment display letter to be unambiguous, merely for the words as a whole to be readable. Similar displays with fourteen or sixteen segments are available allowing less-ambiguous representations of the alphabet. Using a restricted range of letters that look like (upside-down) digits, seven-segment displays are commonly used by school children to form words and phrases using a technique known as "calculator spelling". Seven-segment display A seven-segment display (SSD), or seven-segment indicator, is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an alternative to the more complex dot matrix displays. Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic
You're Sixteen You're Sixteen "You're Sixteen" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman). It was first performed by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 in the U.K. in 1961. The original 1960 version of "You're Sixteen" by Johnny Burnette is featured prominently on the 1973 motion picture soundtrack of the film "American Graffiti". The personnel on the Johnny Burnette version included: Ringo Starr's version was released as a single in the US, on 3 December 1973, and