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offscreen

offscreen

5.1
Kept in computer memory and not shown on the screen yet
  • adjective
  • /ˌɔfˈskrin/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fuera de pantalla
  • The animation was first created in an offscreen buffer to improve performance.

Examples

  • Developers often use offscreen rendering to prepare images before displaying them to users.

  • The video editor allows you to preview changes in an offscreen window before saving.

  • The character was offscreen during most of the film.

  • We need to store data offscreen to improve performance.

  • The animation was first created in an offscreen buffer to improve performance.

  • Developers often use offscreen rendering to prepare images before displaying them to users.

  • The video editor allows you to preview changes in an offscreen window before saving.

Antonyms

onscreen
13 3.1

Appears on a television, computer, or movie screen

How Visible

onscreen
13 3.1
offscreen
  • Specialized
5.1

Surface Forms

offscreen positive

Morphology

offscreen = screen (transparent) = off + screen

In computing/graphics, 'offscreen' means not currently rendered to or visible on the display, a direct extension of 'off' + 'screen'.

Etymology

Offscreen combines off ('away') and screen ('what you see on a display'). In computing it means images or data are prepared 'away from the screen' in memory or a hidden area before they are shown, so they are ready but not visible yet.