Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blue screen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: blue screen
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochromatic background for the purpose of removing the background from the scene and replacing it with a different image or scene.

noun

The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.

noun

Ellipsis of blue screen of death.

Etymology

A compound of blue + screen, from the historical film-making technique of using blue backgrounds.

Inflected Forms

blue screens (plural) bluescreen (alternative)

Synonyms

chromakey chroma-key chroma key greenscreen green screen blue screen of death BSOD

Questions

What does blue screen mean?: The filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochromatic background for the purpose of removing the background from the scene and replacing it with a different image or scene.
Where does blue screen come from?: A compound of blue + screen, from the historical film-making technique of using blue backgrounds.

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