"split screen" meaning in All languages combined

See split screen on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more split screen [comparative], most split screen [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} split screen (comparative more split screen, superlative most split screen)
  1. (figurative) Dividing one's attention between two events unfolding simultaneously. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-split_screen-en-adj-BAlOqSOe Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 43 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: splitscreen

Noun [English]

Forms: split screens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} split screen (countable and uncountable, plural split screens)
  1. (uncountable) A display technique that consists of subdividing graphics that appear on a screen into adjacent areas or subwindows. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-split_screen-en-noun-p9BUyvtU Disambiguation of Television: 25 48 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 65 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 50 20
  2. (countable) An instance of using this technique on a screen display. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-split_screen-en-noun-P7N2EtzG Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 43 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: splitscreen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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