screensaver.
A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
Meaning & usage
A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
I configured my screensaver to appear after only two minutes, because I enjoyed watching it so much.
The background picture of a computer, smartphone, or similar mobile device.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English screen Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English saver English screensaver From screen + saver.
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