COMPUTER SCREEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does computer screen mean? 

• COMPUTER SCREEN (noun)
  The noun COMPUTER SCREEN has 1 sense:

1. a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user

  Familiarity information: COMPUTER SCREEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPUTER SCREEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A screen used to display the output of a computer to the user

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

computer display; computer screen

Hypernyms ("computer screen" is a kind of...):

CRT screen; screen (the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube)

Meronyms (parts of "computer screen"):

window ((computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "computer screen"):

touch screen; touchscreen (a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen)

 Context examples 

Radiation alters the chemical structure of the gel, and the changes appear when scientists view a cross-section of the phantom on the computer screen.

(Gel Dosimetry, NCI Thesaurus)

An image of the liver created on a computer screen or on film.

(Liver scan, NCI Dictionary)

A scanner or probe is used to follow the movement of this substance on a computer screen.

(Lymphoscintigraphy, NCI Dictionary)

Sensors are placed on a person’s head, which allows brain activity to be shown as patterns on a computer screen.

(EEG biofeedback, NCI Dictionary)

A type of photography in which images can be viewed on a computer screen.

(Digital photography, NCI Dictionary)

The cognitive portion of the test consisted of several math subtraction activities and visually identifying specific numbers and sequences on a computer screen.

(Mental, Not Physical, Fatigue Affects Seniors' Walking Ability, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film.

(Bone scan, NCI Dictionary)

The subjects sat in a chair facing a computer screen and under a long cone-shaped brain scanning cap.

(Brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memories, National Institutes of Health)

Examples are special grips for holding utensils, computer screen monitors to help a person with low vision read more easily, computers controlled by talking, telephones that make the sound louder, and lifters to help a person rise out of a chair.

(Assistive technology, NCI Dictionary)