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safe area

safe area noun: the area of a television image that is expected to be viewable on all television screens, including old ones that typically crop the borders of the image.

safe area: the area of a television image that is expected to be viewable on all television screens, including...
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Noun

safe area (plural safe areas)

  1. The area of a television image that is expected to be viewable on all television screens, including old ones that typically crop the borders of the image.

Forms of safe area

pluralsafe areas

Questions about safe area

What does safe area mean?
Safe area means the area of a television image that is expected to be viewable on all television screens, including old ones that typically crop the borders of the image.
What part of speech is safe area?
Safe area is a noun.
What is the plural of safe area?
The plural of safe area is safe areas.

Words near safe area in the dictionary

  1. Safawids
  2. Safawis
  3. safe
  4. safe account scam
  5. safe and sound
  6. safe area
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  8. safe as a kitten
  9. safe as a kitten in a basket
  10. safe as a kitten in a box
  11. safe as houses

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