blue screen
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blue screen
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A compound of blue + screen, from the historical film-making technique of using blue backgrounds.
noun blue screens · bluescreen
- 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.
- The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.
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Ellipsis of blue screen of death
Similar: blue screen of death, BSOD
Similar: chromakey, chroma-key, chroma key, greenscreen, green screen
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noun
Similar: chromakey, chroma-key, chroma key, greenscreen, green screen
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noun blue screen of death
| Español | pantalla azul |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 블루스크린 beulluseukeurin |
| 日本語 | ブルースクリーン burū sukurīn |
| 中文 | 藍屏 /蓝屏 lánpíng |
| Português | tela azul |
| Français | écran bleu |
| Русский | си́ний экра́н sínij ekrán |
| العربية | شَاشَة الزَّرْقَاء šāšat az-zarqāʔ |
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title = {blue screen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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