English Explanatory Dictionary

screensaver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
  2. The background picture of a computer, smartphone, or similar mobile device.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-screensaver.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-screensaver.wav

Word forms

screensaver screensavers screen saver screen-saver

Etymology

From screen + saver.

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