onscreen

ˈɑnˌskrin

Definition

Definition of onscreen - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

tv mediaappearing in, or connected with, what viewers see on a monitor

The captions are onscreen during the entire interview.

censure

criticism

disapproval

Adverb

technologyappearing on a screen

The actor looked different onscreen than in real life.

displayed

projected

visibly

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Origin of onscreen

English, on (upon) + screen (display)

Terms with onscreen included in their meaning

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pop up

digital alert

display an alert or ad onscreen

chat window

technology

onscreen area in a program where people read and type live messages

main window

technology

primary onscreen frame of a program where most user actions take place

message window

technology

onscreen box or area that shows notices or text from a program

slide bar

technology

onscreen control shaped like a bar that moves to adjust settings

document window

technology

onscreen frame in a program where one file content appears

Examples of onscreen in a sentence

Her onscreen persona is much louder than her real-life personality.
The text appeared onscreen during the presentation.
The error message flashed onscreen unexpectedly.

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French:à l'écran, sur l'écran, ...
German:eingeblendet, auf dem Bildschirm, ...
Italian:a schermo, sul monitor, ...
Spanish:en pantalla, en escena, ...
Portuguese:visível no ecrã, na tela, ...
Chinese:屏幕上的, 在屏幕上, ...
Japanese:画面上の, 画面に, ...
Arabic:ظاهِر عَلَى الشّاشَة, على الشاشة, ...
Hebrew:עַל הַמָּסָךְ, ...
Russian:экранный, на экране, ...
Ukrainian:екранний, на екрані, ...
Hindi:ऑन-स्क्रीन, परदे पर, ...
Bengali:পর্দায় দৃশ্যমান, স্ক্রিনে, ...
Catalan:a la pantalla, ...
Czech:obrazovkový, na obrazovce, ...
Danish:onscreen, på lærredet, ...
Dutch:on-screen, op het scherm, ...
Greek:οθονικός, στην οθόνη, ...
Hungarian:képernyős, képernyőn, ...
Khmer:លើអេក្រង់, នៅលើអេក្រង់, ...
Korean:화면상의, 화면에, ...
Persian:رویِ صفحه, روی پرده, ...
Polish:ekranowy, na ekranie, ...
Portuguese (BR):na tela, ...
Romanian:pe ecran, în imagine, ...
Swedish:på skärmen, framför kameran, ...
Thai:บนจอ, ในจอภาพ, ...
Turkish:ekrandaki, ekranda, ...
Vietnamese:trên màn hình, trên màn ảnh, ...

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