"splash screen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: splash screens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} splash screen (plural splash screens)
  1. (graphical user interface) An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface Synonyms: startup screen Translations (graphical user interface: an initial screen displayed by interactive software): startskærm (Danish), käynnistyskuva (Finnish), Startbildschirm [masculine] (German), tela de arranque [Brazil] (Portuguese), tela inicial [Brazil] (Portuguese), tela de início [Brazil] (Portuguese), ecrã de arranque [Portugal] (Portuguese), ecrã inicial [Portugal] (Portuguese), ecrã de início [Portugal] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-splash_screen-en-noun-6wB-auK3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'graphical user interface: an initial screen displayed by interactive software': 97 3
  2. (Internet) A splash page. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-splash_screen-en-noun-xIDQLBMo

Inflected forms

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