fullscreen

Edge-to-edge viewing

Fullscreen describes a display mode where content fills the entire screen, hiding toolbars, menus, and other interface elements: Press F11 to go fullscreen.

Videos, games, and applications offer fullscreen options for immersive viewing.

As a verb, to fullscreen something is to expand it to fill the display: Fullscreen the video so we can all see.

mode

maximized

Increased to greatest extent

escape · taskbar · toolbar · browser · expanded

display

monitor

Display or supervisor

  • resolutionFormal decision or determination
  • desktopPrimary computer interface
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom

LED · OLED · 4K · 1080p · pixel · widescreen · ultrawide · brightness · contrast · HDMI

viewing

widescreen

Horizontally extended display format

21:9 · 4:3 · pillarbox · crop · stretch · overscan · scaling

immersive

gaming

Interactive electronic entertainment

cutscene · gameplay · streaming · Netflix · YouTube · binge-watching · engagement · absorption

Categories
Opposites
display mode

fullscreenwindowed

Having glass openings

windowed mode · minimized · picture-in-picture · split-screen · tabbed

scale/size

fullscreenthumbnail

Reduced preview image

minimized · picture-in-picture · pip · reduced · compact

Family

full, screen, fullness, screening

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G