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slideshow

or slide show

[ slahyd-shoh ]

/ ˈslaɪdˌʃoʊ /

noun

a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.

a presentation of digital images, sometimes with text, viewed in progression on a screen.

Words nearby slideshow

slide trombone, slide valve, slide-action, slidell, slider, slideshow, slideway, sliding, sliding fit, sliding flap, sliding friction

Origin of slideshow

First recorded in 1955–60; slide + show

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for slideshow

Much like Cosmo itself, the slideshow is pretty to look at but lacking in substance and utility.
I Tried Cosmo’s Lesbian Sex Tips and They Were Terrible|Samantha Allen|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The slideshow is all surface, all for show, bearing little resemblance to the sex that actual lesbians have.
I Tried Cosmo’s Lesbian Sex Tips and They Were Terrible|Samantha Allen|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He put his pictures into a slideshow for a video memorial to play at the funeral.
Parents of Stillborn Babies Post Hundreds of Memorials to YouTube|Brandy Zadrozny|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Not only did the publication report the news as legitimate, it built a 55-image slideshow commemorating the great honor.
Fooled by ‘The Onion’: 9 Most Embarrassing Fails|Kevin Fallon|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Daily Beast has a slideshow up of famous people recounting their casting couch horror stories.
The Casting Couch: Many Are Called, But Apparently Few Are Chosen|Megan McArdle|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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