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SCREEN SAVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time
Example:
screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screen saver" is a kind of...):
design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)