Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overscan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
over-scan
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English overscan From over- + scan.

Usage

Phrases

safe area

Frequently Paired Words

underscan safe area

Questions

What does overscan mean?
The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.
Where does overscan come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English overscan From over- + scan.

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