
[Middle English screne, from Old North French escren, from Middle Dutch scherm, shield, screen.]
screenable screen'a·ble adj.The display area of a computer monitor or TV set. The terms "screen," "terminal" and "monitor" are used synonymously, although technically, the screen is only the visual display part of a monitor or terminal. See CRT and flat panel display.
Download Computer Desktop Encyclopedia to your PC, iPhone or Android.
In general: select or eliminate names or items from a list or group based upon some selection criteria, such as income, occupation, or gender. In direct marketing, screening is used to identify qualified leads and to make list rental selections.
Advertising:
1. Surface on which a commercial or other film can be projected.
2. View a commercial or other film prior to release to ascertain audience reaction.
Fulfillment: cathode-ray tube display in a predetermined format that provides or requests the information needed for a specific purpose. For example, an order-entry screen will request the customer's name and address, as well as the item(s) ordered, the quantity, and the price. A change-of-address screen will show the old address and leave blank space for input of the new address.
New product development: process of ruling out some new product ideas and choosing others for further development. This is necessary in order to concentrate the marketer's resources on those new product concepts with the most potential for success. The screening process should consider a variety of factors including potential market demand, manufacturing expense, and technical and managerial requirements. Screening errors consist of eliminating good concepts and failing to eliminate poor concepts.
Printing: grid device used in halftone and four-color process printing to create an image, as photographed through the screen, consisting of dots that can be reproduced more easily than a continuous-tone image. Screens vary in size from 55 to 300 lines per inch, depending primarily on the level of detail required in the print. See also contact screen; respi screen.
| Score, Scorched-Earth Defense, Scope of Employment | |
| Scrip, Scroll, Scroll Bar |
verb
Definition: hide, protect
Antonyms: lay open, open, reveal, uncover
[Atari ST demoscene] One demoeffect or one screenful of them. Probably comes from old Sierra-style adventures or shoot-em-ups where one travels from one place to another one screenful at a time.
n. 1. a thing providing concealment or protection: his jeep was discreetly parked behind a screen of trees.
2. a detachment of troops or ships detailed to cover the movements of the main body.
v.1. conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen: a high hedge screened all of the front from passersby.
2. check on or investigate (someone), typically to ascertain whether they are suitable for or can be trusted in a particular situation or job: all prospective presidential candidates would have to screened by the committee.
3. evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application: only one percent of rain forest plants have been screened for medical use.
4. (screen someone/something out) exclude someone or something after such evaluation or investigation: only those refugees who are screened out are sent back to Vietnam.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
1. Any construction whose essential function is merely to separate, protect, seclude, or conceal, but not to support.
2. A covered framework, either fixed or movable, that serves as a protection against sun, fire, wind, rain, cold, or insects.
3. A metallic plate or sheet, a woven wire cloth, or other similar device, with regularly spaced apertures of uniform size, mounted in a suitable frame or holder for use in separating material according to size; also called a sieve.
In medieval architecture in Europe, a partition separating the hall from the service space; sometimes applied to the space so cut off. Also applied to low dividing partitions in a church.
Bibliography
See F. Bond, Screens and Galleries in English Churches (1908); A. Vallance, English Church Screens (1936).
(DOD, NATO) 1. An arrangement of ships, aircraft and/or submarines to protect a main body or convoy. 2. In cartography, a sheet of transparent film, glass, or plastic carrying a "ruling" or other regularly repeated pattern which may be used in conjunction with a mask, either photographically or photomechanically, to produce areas of the pattern. 3. In surveillance, camouflage and concealment, any natural or artificial material, opaque to surveillance sensor(s), interposed between the sensor(s) and the object to be camouflaged or concealed. See also concealment. 4. A security element whose primary task is to observe, identify, and report information, and which only fights in self-protection. See also flank guard; guard. 5. (DOD only) A task to maintain surveillance; provide early warning to the main body; or impede, destroy, and harass enemy reconnaissance within its capability without becoming decisively engaged.
The flies stayed out of the kitchen because of the screen door.
LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!
The dreamer may be needing to screen out information that she or he may not be able to assimilate.

| scrapie, scrambalase, scotopsin | |
| screw axis, scurfin, scurfy |
1. a framework or agent used as a shield or protector.
2. to examine.

| Look up screen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
|
Screen may refer to:
| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Dansk (Danish)
n. - skærm, skillevæg, filter, fluenet, film, skærmbevoksning, slør
v. tr. - skærme, afskærme, sætte skærm for, skille fra, værne, sortere, filmatisere, forevise
idioms:
Nederlands (Dutch)
scherm, witte doek, beeldscherm, beschutting, windscherm, afschermen, camoufleren, doorlichten, projecteren, voorselecteren
Français (French)
n. - (Cin, Comput, TV) écran, paravent, cloison mobile, écran, (fig) couverture, (Méd) visite de dépistage, (Mil) rideau, crible, (US) grille
v. tr. - (Cin) projeter, (TV) diffuser, cacher, masquer, projeter, (Admin) examiner le cas de, contrôler le statut de, contrôler (des bagages), (Méd) faire passer des tests de dépistages à, cribler
idioms:
Deutsch (German)
n. - Wandschirm, Wand, Sichtschutz, Maske, Schirm, Bildschirm, Leinwand, Sieb, Filter, Geleitschutz, Nebelvorhang, Windschutzscheibe
v. - abschirmen, bewahren, verdecken, vorführen
idioms:
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οθόνη, προπέτασμα, παραβάν, κόσκινο, κρησάρα, σήτα, εικονοστάσι, τεστ επιλογής, (αθλοπ.) φράγμα, (ναυτ.) υπερκατασκευή
v. - προκαλύπτω, προστατεύω, αποκρύπτω, συγκαλύπτω, προβάλλω (σε οθόνη), κοσκινίζω
idioms:
Italiano (Italian)
schermare, proiettare, esaminare, schermo
idioms:
Português (Portuguese)
n. - tela (f), biombo (m), guarda-vento (m)
v. - encobrir
idioms:
Русский (Russian)
экран, ширма, защита, прикрытие, экранирующая сетка, щит для объявлений, использовать ширму, экран для защиты, прикрывать, прятать, экранизировать, демонстрировать на экране, сниматься в кино
idioms:
Español (Spanish)
n. - biombo, tabique, cortina, pantalla, protección, tablón de anuncios
v. tr. - proteger, resguardar, tapar, ocultar, proyectar, tamizar, adaptar para el cine
idioms:
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skärm, skyddsskärm, skiljevägg, skärmfasad, ridå, radarskärm, vindruta, filter, dataskärm, film, ram
v. - skydda, skyla, dölja, skärma av, filtrera, gallra, undersöka, söka av, visa på bio, filmatisera, göra sig bra på film
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
屏, 银幕, 幕, 掩蔽, 拍摄, 放映
idioms:
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 屏, 銀幕, 幕
v. tr. - 掩蔽, 拍攝, 放映
idioms:
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 칸막이, (영화용) 스크린, (컴퓨터) 화면
v. tr. - 가리다, (창문 등에) 철망을 달다, (석탄 등을) 체로 치다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ついたて, 幕, スクリーン, 網戸, さえぎる物, ふるい, 映写幕, 画面
v. - 保護する, 覆い隠す, かくまう, 上映する, 選抜する, ふるいにかける, 映画に向く, さえぎる
idioms:
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حاجز, حجاب, غربال, شاشه ألسينما أو ألتلفزيون (فعل) يحجب, يغربل, يصور سينمائيا
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מחיצה, מסך, מרקע, אקרן, מגן, מסווה, נפה, בד, קולנוע, רשת, שמשה קדמית במכונית, כילה, גוף בולם קרינה במכשיר (פיסיקה), זכוכוית אטומה במצלמה לצרכי מיקוד, לוח מקווקו לשעתוקי חצי-גוון (דפוס)
v. tr. - הסתיר, הגן, מיסך, סוכך, רישת, סינן, בדק בקפדנות, הסריט, הקרין
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.