wallpaper

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From wall + paper.

uncountable Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
countable A roll of such paper.
countable A style or design of such material. He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.
attributive, figuratively, sometimes, uncountable Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings. This was not the wallpaper television that flickered away in the background in every dealing room but was not really watched. This was finely targeted and timely broadcast of stuff dealers would want to drop everything to watch.
countable, uncountable An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop. He chose a Minecraft design as his computer's wallpaper.
countable, slang, uncountable Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report. Scripts that include brief reference to a picture turn stock footage from 'wallpaper' to illustration.
countable, informal, uncountable Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.
countable, uncountable A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards. Some of my wallpaper includes ORS, OPS […]