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
Your apartment is outfitted with a telescreen where you are observed at all times.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2017
Orwell's telescreen is part of our accepted digital furniture now, it seems, and Big Brother is regarded as a gentle protector rather than an iron-fisted tormentor even as sales of Nineteen Eighty-Four skyrocket on Amazon.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2013
So will the long- awaited telescreen for seeing and being seen by those you talk with on the telephone.
From Time Magazine Archive
The telescreen was giving forth an ear-splitting whistle which continued on the same note for thirty seconds.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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