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screenspace

screenspace noun: the space available on a screen display.

Noun

screenspace (uncountable)

  1. The space available on a screen display.
    • At this point you should tidy up your screen, resizing the windows and positioning them to make best use of your available screenspace.2006, Mike Collins, Pro Tools LE and M-powered: the complete guide
    • If you have limited screenspace, double-click on the Insert panel to collapse it.2008, Jeremy Osborn, Dreamweaver CS4 Digital Classroom

Examples of screenspace in a sentence

  • For example, designers can specify the minimum and maximum sizes a widget can have on a small screenspace (eg, the screen of a mobile device)...2009, Marios C Angelides, Advances in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization:
  • They deal better with denser networks, offer ample screenspace to display metrics for each edge and can more easily display change over time.2009, Tom Gross, Jan Gulliksen, Paula Kotzé, Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2009:

Origin of screenspace

From screen + space.

Questions about screenspace

What does screenspace mean?
Screenspace means the space available on a screen display.
How do you use screenspace in a sentence?
For example, designers can specify the minimum and maximum sizes a widget can have on a small screenspace (eg, the screen of a mobile device)...
What part of speech is screenspace?
Screenspace is a noun.

Words near screenspace in the dictionary

  1. screenshotter
  2. screenshotters
  3. screenshotting
  4. screensman
  5. screensmen
  6. screenspace
  7. screentest
  8. screentests
  9. screentime
  10. screentimes
  11. screentone

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