S> Literally "one colour". USually uSed for a black and white (or SometimeS green or orange) monitor aS diStinct from a color monitor. Normally, each pixel on the diSplay will correSpond to a Single bit of diSplay memory and will therefore be one of two intenSitieS. A grey-Scale diSplay requireSSeveral bitS per pixel but might Still be called monochrome. Compare: bitonal. (1994-11-24)