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infinite canvas

infinite canvas noun: a boundless digital workspace where one can place, move, and organize content in any direction without the constraints of traditional pages or margins.

Noun

infinite canvas (plural infinite canvases)

  1. A boundless digital workspace where one can place, move, and organize content in any direction without the constraints of traditional pages or margins.

Forms of infinite canvas

pluralinfinite canvases

Origin of infinite canvas

Originally coined by cartoonist Scott McCloud in his 2000 book Reinventing Comics to describe digital storytelling where panels span a vast web space instead of rigid print pages.

Questions about infinite canvas

What does infinite canvas mean?
Infinite canvas means a boundless digital workspace where one can place, move, and organize content in any direction without the constraints of traditional pages or margins.
What part of speech is infinite canvas?
Infinite canvas is a noun.
What is the plural of infinite canvas?
The plural of infinite canvas is infinite canvases.

Words near infinite canvas in the dictionary

  1. infinitates
  2. infinitating
  3. infinite
  4. infinite canon
  5. infinite canons
  6. infinite canvas
  7. infinite continued fraction
  8. infinite continued fractions
  9. infinite descent
  10. infinite hotel paradox
  11. infinite loop

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