"second screen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second screens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} second screen (plural second screens)
  1. The screen of a mobile device, used to supply additional related content to its user while they are watching television. Wikipedia link: second screen
    Sense id: en-second_screen-en-noun-V4lgvNjk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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