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screensaver

British

/ ˈskriːnseɪvər /

noun

a computer program that reduces screen damage resulting from an unchanging display when a computer is switched on but not in use by blanking the screen or generating moving patterns, etc

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“He loved his sisters and was much loved by his friends. He is the screensaver on my phone. I start my day by looking at his face every morning,” Ms Kaur said.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

She had a photo of him as her screensaver.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

Sitting in Positano, Italy, along with his mother Dayna Price, the USC quarterback surveyed the scene that was straight out of a computer screensaver.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Besides looking like an early 2000's computer screensaver, this image is important because each streak represents an individual light spectrum of a galaxy or star.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023

It was only the fish-tank screensaver I’d left on the computer, but I turned it off before taking a long, hot shower.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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