screen saver
noun Computers.
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.
Nearby words
screen grid, screen memory, screen name, screen pass, screen process, screen saver, screen test, screen time, screen trading, screen-print, screen-printing
Also screen·sav·er [skreen-sey-ver] /ˈskrinˌseɪ vər/
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British Dictionary definitions for screensaver
screensaver
/ (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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