4x3

Three rows, four columns

4x3 (pronounced "four by three") refers to an aspect ratio where the width is four units for every three units of height.

This was the standard shape for television screens and computer monitors before widescreen formats became dominant.

The ratio also describes photograph dimensions and video formats: The old footage was shot in 4x3.

Sometimes written 4:3.

display

monitor

Display or supervisor

standard definition · letterboxing · resolution · display · projection · retro gaming · VGA · SVGA · cathode ray · broadcast

grid

matrix

Ordered numerical arrangement

layout · columns · rows · panel · gallery view · mosaic · table · wireframe · photo collage · contact sheet

photography

aspect ratio

Width-height relationship of images

composition · sensor size · mirrorless · DSLR · cropping · resolution · megapixels · Hasselblad · negative · slide film

lumber

stud

Upright wall framing

softwood · pine · spruce · ceiling joist · wall framing · lumber yard · dimensional lumber · woodworking · batten · strapping

Opposites
aspect ratio format

4x3widescreen

Horizontally extended display format

ultrawide · anamorphic · letterbox · panoramic · IMAX

mathematical properties (per the clue)

4x3prime number

Integer with two divisors

11 · 13 · 7 · 5 · 2

mathematical product properties

4x32x3

Product of two and three

prime

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G