(banking, economics, finance) An agent connected to a shadow banking.

plural of shadow banker

Synonym of shadow play (the form of storytelling)

plural of shadow puppet

Any orchid in the genus Ponthieva.

plural of shadow bank

Synonym of secret history

plural of shadow factory

(television) A plate punched with tiny holes that separate the coloured phosphors in the layer behind the front glass of the screen. Three electron guns at the back of the screen sweep across the mask, with the beams only reaching the screen if they pass through the holes.

(programming) The use of one part of computer memory to store information about other parts of memory, used for example to keep track of which parts have been allocated by the program.