letterbox
[ let-er-boks ]
/ ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /
noun
Also letter box .Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
Digital Technology, Television. a technique for displaying a wide-screen film or landscape video on a narrower screen by reducing its size but retaining the aspect ratio, with black bands filling the screen above and below the picture (often used attributively):letterbox videos.Compare pan and scan, pillarbox (def. 1).
verb (used with object)
Digital Technology, Television. to display (a film or video) by using the letterbox technique.
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British Dictionary definitions for letterbox
letter box
noun mainly British
- a slot, usually covered with a hinged flap, through which letters, etc, are delivered to a building
- a private box into which letters, etc, are delivered
Also called: postbox a public box into which letters, etc, are put for collection and delivery
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