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Rarebluescreen
The correct spelling is bluescreen.
How to pronounce bluescreen
noun
Say it like: Blue-scr-een
The correct spelling is 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… For example: "His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software."
Usage Examples
“His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.
- 3.An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down
verb
- 1.To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware.
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