split screen

American  

noun

1. Also called composite shot.  Movies, Television. a type of process photography in which two or more shots are juxtaposed and projected simultaneously on the screen.

2. Computers. a mode of operation that uses windows to enable simultaneous viewing of two or more displays on the same screen.

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Example Sentences

It showed a split screen; on the left was a frozen image of Elliot crouched in a blacksmith’s shop, and on the right was the image of that big meeting I’d Glitched into.

From Literature

The simulation jumped back to a split screen as I stomped away from Elliot and followed the Butterfly belowdecks.

From Literature

She was one of the earliest users of the split screen to show simultaneous action, and she helped bring double exposure, overhead shots and on-location filming more into the mainstream of movie creation during her heyday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, the current U.S. economy represents something of a split screen.

From The Wall Street Journal

The remake, titled Halo: Campaign Evolved, will support the game’s original two-player split screen experience on console as well as allow up to four players across Xbox, PC and PlayStation 5, according to a blog post on Xbox’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal