screens

Mesh window inserts

Screens are flat surfaces for displaying images—television screens, computer screens, phone screens.

A screen can also be a barrier that blocks or filters: a window screen keeps insects out, a privacy screen blocks views, and a screen of trees conceals what's behind it.

To screen is to filter, test, or examine: They screen applicants carefully.

A screen test evaluates an actor's suitability for film.

In film's early days, the screen was the projection surface; now the big screen means cinema generally, while the small screen means television.

interface

touchscreen

Input-sensitive display panel

interactive · swipe · tap · scroll · gesture · pinch · zoom · haptic · responsive · multi-touch

display

monitor

Display or supervisor

  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
  • LEDSemiconductor that glows
  • OLEDEmissive display technology

plasma · resolution · pixels · touchscreen · 4K · 1080p · high-definition · brightness · contrast · backlight

filtering

sieve

Mesh filtering utensil

perforated · colander · sifting · debris · sediment · particulate · lint · pollen · purification · grate

projection

cinema

Motion picture theater

film · IMAX · drive-in · multiplex · premiere · audience · footage · intermission · matinee · blockbuster

barrier

partition

Barrier separating spaces

  • dividerThing that partitions
  • privacyFreedom from observation
  • shojiPaper-covered sliding partition

panel · enclosure · separator · cubicle · windscreen · sunshade · backdrop · curtain

protection

shield

Handheld defensive armor

goggles · firescreen · hearth · cover

medical

mammogram

Breast tissue X-ray

detection · preventive · scan · test · bloodwork · biopsy · routine · annual · genetic · prenatal

Categories
Opposites
concealment/protection

screensexposes

Makes visible or known

reveals · uncovers · displays · bares · shows

selection/filtering

screensadmits

Allows entrance or confesses

accepts · approves · includes · rubber-stamps · passes through

separation/barrier

screensjoins

Brings together, attaches

connects · unites · merges · links · bridges

Phrases
Family

screen, screening, screened, sunscreen, smokescreen, widescreen, screener, screeners, touch screen

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G