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To screen off is to separate or partition an area using a screen or barrier, creating visual or physical division: We screened off the dining area with a folding panel.
The phrase extends to any method of blocking or isolating: Trees screen off the highway noise.
It can also mean to exclude from consideration: The committee screened off candidates without relevant experience.
- power downDeactivate a device
- sleep modeLow-power idle state
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- dimLow in light
- lockMechanism requiring a key
timeout · blackout · dark · blank · lights out · monitor · idle · energy saver · low power mode · wake · hibernate · shut down · inactive · dormant · tap · swipe · button · fade
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