noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The news reporter stood in front of a bluescreen, making it look like she was reporting live from the Eiffel Tower even though she was actually in a studio. " media technology entertainment technical art communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue. Examples : "The weather reporter stood in front of the bluescreen, which allowed them to project the weather map behind them on TV. " technology computing electronics media color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down Examples : "My computer gave me a bluescreen while I was writing my essay, and I lost all my work. " computing system electronics machine technical internet technology device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware. Examples : "His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software." computing technology electronics machine system technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading