clear screen

UK: /ˌklɪə ˈskriːn/

Definition

Definition of clear screen - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

interface control

TECH.

command or function that removes all text or images from a display

TECH.

Press this key to run clear screen before typing the next command.

blank state

TECH.

moment when a display shows no content after everything is removed

TECH.

Wait for a clear screen before entering your password.

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Expressions with clear

clear out

leave a place quickly

The crowd began to clear out after the concert.

clear up

clean or tidy a place

We need to clear up the living room.

crystal clear

adj.

extremely transparent or see-through

The lake water was crystal clear.

clear off

remove items from a surface

Please clear off the table after dinner.

clear one's head

make the mind free from stress or confusion

She took a walk to clear her head.

clear the head

remove mental clutter or confusion

A walk in the park helps clear the head.

Expressions with screen

big screen

large surface for projecting films in cinemas

The movie was amazing on the big screen.

screen calls

manage incoming calls to decide which to answer

She uses an app to screen calls during meetings.

screen off

separate an area using a screen or barrier

They decided to screen off the dining area.

screen out

remove or filter out unwanted elements

The software helps to screen out spam emails effectively..

off the screen

adv.

not being shown in theaters

The movie has been off the screen for months.

on the big screen

adv.

in a movie theater

We watched the new superhero movie on the big screen.

small screen

television screen as opposed to cinema screen

Many actors transition from the big screen to the small screen.

glue to the screen

unable to stop looking at a screen

He was glued to the screen, scrolling through social media for hours.

hit the big screen

be shown in movie theaters

The new superhero film will hit the big screen next summer.

on someone's radar screen

adv.

within someone's awareness or attention

The new policy is not yet on the public's radar screen.

Terms with clear screen included in their meaning

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acr.

acr: High Definition

clear and detailed picture on a screen

CLR

abbr.

abr: Clear Screen

command to remove everything from the screen

cls.

abbr.

abr: clear screen

remove everything from the computer screen

Examples of clear screen in a sentence

The macro begins with a clear screen command to reset the display.
Press this key combination to return to a clear screen.
The software automatically resets to a clear screen after each transaction.

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French:effacement de l'écran, écran vide, ...
German:Bildschirm löschen, leerer Bildschirm, ...
Italian:cancella schermo, schermo vuoto, ...
Spanish:borrado de pantalla, pantalla en blanco, ...
Portuguese:limpar ecrã, ecrã sem conteúdo, ...
Chinese:清屏, 空白屏幕, ...
Japanese:画面消去, クリア画面, ...
Arabic:مَسْح الشَّاشَة, شَاشَةٌ فَارِغَة, ...
Hebrew:נִיקּוּי מָסָךְ, מָסָךְ רֵיק, ...
Russian:очистка экрана, чистый экран, ...
Ukrainian:очистити екран, чистий екран, ...
Hindi:स्क्रीन साफ़, साफ़ स्क्रीन, ...
Bengali:ক্লিয়ার স্ক্রিন, ফাঁকা পর্দা, ...
Catalan:neteja de pantalla, pantalla en blanc, ...
Czech:vymazání obrazovky, prázdná obrazovka, ...
Danish:skærmrydning, tom skærm, ...
Dutch:scherm wissen, leeg scherm, ...
Greek:εκκαθάριση οθόνης, καθαρή οθόνη, ...
Hungarian:képernyőtörlés, üres képernyő, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យបញ្ជាសម្អាតអេក្រង់, ស្ថានភាពអេក្រង់ទទេ, ...
Korean:화면 지우기, 빈 화면, ...
Persian:دستور پاک‌کردن صفحه, صفحهٔ خالی, ...
Polish:czyszczenie ekranu, czysty ekran, ...
Portuguese (BR):limpar a tela, tela limpa, ...
Romanian:ștergere ecran, ecran gol, ...
Swedish:rensa skärm, tom skärm, ...
Thai:คำสั่งล้างหน้าจอ, หน้าจอว่าง, ...
Turkish:ekran temizleme, boş ekran, ...
Vietnamese:lệnh xóa màn hình, màn hình trống, ...

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Definition of clear screen - Reverso English Dictionary

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