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pillarboxing

pillarboxing noun: the displaying of a narrow format video or image with blank stripes on each side on a wider screen.

Noun

pillarboxing (uncountable)

  1. The displaying of a narrow format video or image with blank stripes on each side on a wider screen.

Questions about pillarboxing

What does pillarboxing mean?
Pillarboxing means the displaying of a narrow format video or image with blank stripes on each side on a wider screen.
What part of speech is pillarboxing?
Pillarboxing is a noun.

Words near pillarboxing in the dictionary

  1. pillararene
  2. pillararenes
  3. pillarbox
  4. pillarboxed
  5. pillarboxes
  6. pillarboxing
  7. pillared
  8. pillaret
  9. pillarets
  10. pillaring
  11. pillarisation

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