"screen time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: screen times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} screen time (countable and uncountable, plural screen times)
  1. The duration for which something is visible in film or television. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (duration something is visible): ruutuaika (Finnish), საეკრანო დრო (saeḳrano dro) (Georgian), képernyőidő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-screen_time-en-noun-es7bFeiN Disambiguation of 'duration something is visible': 79 21
  2. The amount of time a person spends using screen-accessed technology (such as television, a computer, a smartphone, etc.). Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: screentime Translations (time spent using a screen): ruutuaika (Finnish), temps d’écran [masculine] (French), Bildschirmzeit [feminine] (German), képernyőidő (Hungarian), skärmtid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-screen_time-en-noun-81ZTKfXz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'time spent using a screen': 9 91

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