split screen
Americannoun
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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.
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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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AVAR: Can you do a split screen on both of them as well?
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Still, the current U.S. economy represents something of a split screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
That is a fascinating split screen between Jackson and Sotomayor.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025
Erivo remembers the day on set when Johnson showed her the split screen of all the characters together.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
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 "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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