"small screen" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} small screen
  1. (broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen); by extension, the television programs themselves. Categories (topical): Broadcasting, Television Translations (broadcast or cable television screen): 電視 (Chinese Mandarin), 电视 (diànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), kleine scherm [neuter] (Dutch), kuvaruutu (Finnish), petit écran (French), μικρή οθόνη (mikrí othóni) [feminine] (Greek), המסך הקטן (hamasakh hakatan) [masculine] (Hebrew), piccolo schermo [masculine] (Italian), мал екра́н (mal ekrán) [masculine] (Macedonian), ма́ли екра́ни (máli ekráni) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), mały ekran [masculine] (Polish), telinha [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), micul ecran [neuter] (Romanian), ма́лый экра́н (mályj ekrán) [masculine] (Russian), pequeña pantalla [Spain, feminine] (Spanish), pantalla chica [Argentina, Uruguay, feminine] (Spanish)

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