English Explanatory Dictionary

blue screen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochromatic background for the purpose of removing the background from the scene and replacing it with a different image or scene.
  2. The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.
  3. Ellipsis of blue screen of death.

Word forms

blue screen blue screens bluescreen

Etymology

A compound of blue + screen, from the historical film-making technique of using blue backgrounds.

Synonyms

chromakey chroma-key chroma key greenscreen green screen blue screen of death BSOD
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