screensaver
English
noun
Definitions
- (software) A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
- (proscribed) The background picture of a computer, smartphone, or similar mobile device.
Etymology
Compound from English screen + English saver.
Origin
English
saver
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backscreen English
- bescreen English
- blue screen English
- bluescreen English
- counterscreen English
- descreen English
- firescreen English
- flatscreen English
- flyscreen English
- forescreen English
- fullscreen English
- greenscreen English
- hemiscreen English
- holoscreen English
- lifesaver English
- miniscreen English
- moonscreen English
- multisaver English
- multiscreen English
- offscreen English
- onscreen English
- overscreen English
- phosphoscreen English
- pinscreen English
- polescreen English
- prescreen English
- rainscreen English
- rescreen English
- save English
- saver English
- screen English
- screen reader English
- screen-free English
- screenable English
- screenbound English
- screenburn English
- screencast English
- screencraft English
- screenee English
- screener English
- screenful English
- screengrab English
- screenie English
- screenland English
- screenless English
- screenlet English
- screenlike English
- screenman English
- screenname English
- screenout English
- screenphone English
- screenplay English
- screenprint English
- screenreading English
- screenscape English
- screenshot English
- screenspace English
- screentone English
- screenwash English
- screenwork English
- screenwrite English
- screenwriter English
- screenwriting English
- sightscreen English
- silkscreen English
- smokescreen English
- subscreen English
- sunscreen English
- supersaver English
- superscreen English
- telescreen English
- timesaver English
- touch screen English
- unscreen English
- videoscreen English
- vidscreen English
- viewscreen English
- wallscreen English
- widescreen English
- windowscreen English
- windscreen English
- workscreen English
- Infoscreen German
- scren Middle English
- स्क्रीन Hindi
- sgrin Welsh
- skrini Swahili
- save
- saver
- screen
- onscreen
- descreen
- screenie
- bescreen
- screener
- unscreen
- rescreen
- screenee
- subscreen
- lifesaver
- screenful
- prescreen
- timesaver
- sunscreen
- vidscreen
- screenout
- offscreen
- screenlet
- pinscreen
- screenman
- flyscreen
- screenburn
- screentone
- screenless
- firescreen
- backscreen
- screenplay
- moonscreen
- viewscreen
- screenwork
- screenable
- silkscreen
- windscreen
- forescreen
- screencast
- wallscreen
- telescreen
- rainscreen
- workscreen
- miniscreen
- flatscreen
- bluescreen
- screenname
- multisaver
- supersaver
- screenshot
- screengrab
- screenlike
- hemiscreen
- screenwash
- polescreen
- fullscreen
- overscreen
- screenland
- widescreen
- holoscreen
- screenscape
- screencraft
- multiscreen
- superscreen
- smokescreen
- videoscreen
- greenscreen
- screenprint
- screenspace
- screenphone
- blue screen
- screenbound
- screenwrite
- sightscreen
- screen-free
- windowscreen
- screenwriter
- touch screen
- screenwriting
- screenreading
- counterscreen
- phosphoscreen
- screen reader