Meanings
nounblue screen (plural blue screens)
plural blue screens · alternative bluescreen
- broadcastingThe filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochromatic background for the purpose of removing the background from the scene and replacing it with a different image or scene.
- broadcastingThe visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEllipsis of blue screen of death.
Similar
film technique
Also see
Origin
A compound of blue + screen, from the historical film-making technique of using blue backgrounds.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شَاشَة الزَّرْقَاء
- شَاشَة الزَّرْقَاء (šāšat az-zarqāʔ)blue screen of death
Chinese Cantonese 藍mon /蓝mon
- 藍mon /蓝mon (laam⁴ mon¹)blue screen of death
Chinese Mandarin 藍屏 /蓝屏
- 藍屏 /蓝屏 (lánpíng)blue screen of death
Finnish siniruutu
- siniruutublue screen of death
French écran bleu
- écran bleublue screen of death
Japanese ブルースクリーン
- ブルースクリーン (burū sukurīn)blue screen of death
Korean 블루스크린
- 블루스크린 (beulluseukeurin)blue screen of death
Polish niebieski ekran śmierci
- niebieski ekran śmierciblue screen of death
Portuguese tela azul
- tela azulblue screen of death
Russian си́ний экра́н
- си́ний экра́н (sínij ekrán)blue screen of death
Spanish pantalla azul
- pantalla azulblue screen of death
Swedish blåskärm
- blåskärmblue screen of death
Thai จอฟ้า
- จอฟ้าblue screen of death
Turkish mavi ekran
- mavi ekranblue screen of death
Ukrainian си́ній екра́н
- си́ній екра́н (sýnij ekrán)blue screen of death
Cite this entry
APA
blue screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20screen
MLA
“blue screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20screen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue screen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20screen.
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