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The alignment of a weapon-aiming device to the bore of the weapon. See also Zeroing.

An electronic function that reduces the voltage to the photocathode when the night vision device is exposed to bright light sources such as room lights or car lights. BSP protects the image tube from damage and enhances its life; however,…

Loss of the entire night vision image, parts of it, or small parts of it, due to intensifier tube overloading by a bright light source. Also, known as a “halo” effect, when the viewer sees a “halo” effect around visible…

Viewing a scene through two channels; i.e. one channel per eye.

Viewing a single image source with both eyes (example: watching a television set).