telescreen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of telescreen
First recorded in 1940–45; tele(vision) + screen
Example Sentences
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The Echo Show, a smart assistant with a screen and camera, was widely compared to the telescreen when it was introduced two years ago.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2019
It gripped him long before he came up with Big Brother, Oceania, newspeak or the telescreen, and it’s more important than any of them.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2019
Your apartment is outfitted with a telescreen where you are observed at all times.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2017
Educators are looking to the telescreen to solve the teaching shortage and improve the quality, if not the warmth, of the teaching process.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is a face on the hoardings, a voice on the telescreen.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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