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screencast

screencast

1 4.0
A video that shows what happens on a computer screen while someone explains
  • noun
  • /ˈskriːnˌkæst/
translation icon : grabación de pantalla
  • The developer has some nice screencasts, including one on how to.
  • screencast video
  • dynamic screencasts
  • create screencasts

We kind of call them gateway videos in this quick screencast as well.

Examples

  • Finally, for students who still needed visual and audio instruction, we provided feedback through screencasts along with embedded comments.

    Academic text (2013)

  • I'm going to show you the main elements you'll need in order to create great screencast videos.

    Blog text (31)

  • Knowing how to create a good quality screencast video is an extremely useful skill to learn.

    Blog text (31)

  • Draft notes for recording a screencast video using your PowerPoint slides and voice-over.

    Academic text (2014)

  • To help students and teachers achieve greater independence and confidence when using these resources, I created tutorials and screencasts for questions and issues that came up frequently.

    Academic text (2014)

  • A minority of the screencasts were still images of a website or database, but most screencasts were dynamic, demonstrating searching or navigation in action.

    Academic text (2014)

  • I personally use both Camtasia and Sony Vegas for video post-production: Camtasia for screencasts and Sony Vegas for general-purpose videos.

    Blog text (31)

  • To help her classmates, she made a screencast showing how to use the new software.

  • Teachers created a screencast to explain the steps for completing the assignment online.

  • His tutorial featured a screencast that demonstrated the graphic design process in detail.

Synonyms

video
vsscreencast
∞ 1.0

A recording of moving pictures used for entertainment or information

is a focused computer display recording often with spoken explanation
webcast
vsscreencast
  • Texting
14 3.7

A live or recorded online show, often a video

is a recording of computer display activity usually including spoken explanation not a stream
videocast
vsscreencast
  • Texting
1 4.0

A video broadcast over the internet, live or on demand

is a recording of computer display activity often with spoken explanation

How Detailed

walkthrough
4 3.5
screencast
1 4.0

Surface Forms

screencast singular
screencasts plural

Morphology

screencast = screen + cast (transparent) = screen + cast

The meaning is a straightforward compound: a 'cast' (recording/broadcast) of a 'screen', so learners who know both components can derive the sense.

Etymology

Screencast combines screen, meaning your computer or phone display, and cast, as in broadcast, which means 'to send out'. So a screencast is like a 'broadcast' of your screen, a video recording of what happens on your display, often with spoken explanation.