privacy screen
Blocks prying eyes
A privacy screen is a filter placed over a display that narrows the viewing angle, making the screen appear dark or blank to anyone not directly in front of it.
Office workers and travelers use them to prevent others from reading sensitive information: She installed a privacy screen on her laptop before working at the coffee shop.
The term also applies to physical barriers—fences, plants, or panels—that block a space from view.
- filterPorous separation device
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- dividerThing that partitions
- room dividerFurniture separating interior spaces
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
glare · cubicle · open office · laptop · confidential · shield · blur · office · personal space · tinted · tinted windows · protector · antiglare · peeping · secrecy · bamboo · folding · shoji
- room dividersroom divider, partition wall, movable wall, glass partition, hinged panels
- clinicexam table, examination table, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, otoscope
- doctor's officedoctor, appointment, checkup, exam room, examination table
- dressing roomvanity, vanity mirror, vanity table, vanity lights, makeup mirror
- flight comfortlegroom, recline, reclining seat, seat cushion, armrest
- office designdesk, chair, cubicle, workstation, office chair
privacy screenpublic display
Presentation before onlookers
projection screen · display board · open window · transparent panel · clear glass
privacy screenopen access
Free public scholarly content
lock · password · encryption
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