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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“I said in a group chat … if my girlfriend wasn’t my screensaver then LeBron posting would be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 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

The Guardian called it "soggy" and "twee," describing it as a very expensive "screensaver."

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022

The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw was not keen on the film, likening it to a "trillion-dollar screensaver".

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2022

He swallows, swivels back around to face the computer, and puts a hand on the mouse but doesn’t click the screensaver away.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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