monitor screen

Digital viewing surface

The display surface of a computer monitor—the part you actually look at.

The term is slightly redundant since a monitor is essentially a screen, but it clarifies when distinguishing the display from other components: Clean the monitor screen with a microfiber cloth.

Sometimes used interchangeably with monitor or screen alone.

Related
  • displayPresentation for viewing
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
  • pixelsDisplay's smallest points
  • dead pixelMalfunctioning display element
  • glowSteady, soft light

bright · resolution · high definition · aspect ratio · flickering · desktop · cursor · refresh · backlight · panel · flat · widescreen · retina · touchscreen · cathode · CRT · television · laptop

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computer component type

monitor screenCPU

Main computing chip

hard drive · motherboard · processor · tower · central processing unit

input vs. output device

monitor screenkeyboard

Array of input keys

mouse · input device · touchpad · microphone · webcam

visibility/accessibility

monitor screenback panel

Rearmost flat component

internals · guts

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