Meanings
alternative on-screen
- not comparableInside the frame of the cinema, television or computer screen.
Think of them [task panes] as dialog boxes that enable you to type while they're onscreen.
2010 May 10, Herbert L. Tyson, Word 2010 Bible2 more examples
I leaned over her shoulder to see two cybergirls yanking out each other's hair. Katy was typing insults that appeared onscreen.
2006, Gail Giles, Playing in TrafficAnd the best voice actors — their names known to fans and promoted by companies — can become celebrities despite never appearing onscreen.
2017 October 27, Todd C. Frankel, “In $25 billion video game industry, voice actors face broken vocal cords and low pay”, in Washington PostAntonyms: offscreen
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAs seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life.
adverbInside the frame of the cinema, television or computer screen.
Origin
Translations
German Bildschirm-
- Bildschirm-inside the frame of the screen
Polish ekranowy, filmowy
- ekranowyas seen on a screen
- filmowyas seen on a screen
- telewizyjnyas seen on a screen
- na ekranieinside the frame of the screen
- ekranowoinside the frame of the screen
- filmowoinside the frame of the screen
- telewizyjnieinside the frame of the screen
Russian экра́нный
- экра́нный (ekránnyj)as seen on a screen
Turkish ekran
- ekraninside the frame of the screen
Cite this entry
onscreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onscreen
“onscreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onscreen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onscreen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onscreen.
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