chroma key
[ kroh-muh-kee ]
/ ˈkroʊ mə ˌki /
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noun Movies, Television.
an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with a live foreground shot.
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See also blue screen, green screen.
Origin of chroma key
First recorded in 1955–60
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British Dictionary definitions for chroma key
chromakey
/ (ˈkrəʊməˌkiː) /
noun
(in colour television) a special effect in which a coloured background can be eliminated and a different background substitutedAlso called: colour separation overlay
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