screen saver

Also screen·sav·er

noun

Computers.

1. a program that displays a constantly shifting pattern on a screen when the computer is idle, originally used to prevent damage to the screen through continuous display of the same image but now used primarily for decoration.

Example Sentences

Someone describes it as like being inside a screen saver.

From Los Angeles Times

Apart from that, the broadcast was watchable, like a handsome screen saver, without being interesting in any of the ways the announcer or producers promised.

From Los Angeles Times

His smartphone’s screen saver flashed a photo of his smiling teenage daughter, still living in North Korea.

From New York Times

Q: I recall one could opt to have the file name displayed along with the picture being shown in the screen saver.

From Seattle Times

Roku City: The streaming box’s screen saver is the subject of fantasies.

From New York Times