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split screen

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noun

  1. Also called composite shotMovies, 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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We should not lose sight, however, of the other side of the split screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

That is a fascinating split screen between Jackson and Sotomayor.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025

In this split screen moment of global news, the US president-elect, seated between the French first couple, still had an eye on the stunning turn of events in the Middle East.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

A split screen next to Watters showed a DJ happily dancing at the convention.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

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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