picture-in-picture

noun

A feature of some television receivers and similar devices, where one program or channel is displayed on the full TV screen while another is displayed in an inset window.

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Meanings

nounpicture-in-picture (uncountable)

alternative PiP · alternative PIP

  1. uncountablebroadcastingA feature of some television receivers and similar devices, where one program or channel is displayed on the full TV screen while another is displayed in an inset window.
  2. InternetuncountablecomputingA feature where video content floats over the web page as a separate element.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 畫中畫 /画中画, 子母畫面 /子母画面
  • 畫中畫 /画中画 (huàzhōnghuà)simultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
  • 子母畫面 /子母画面simultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
Czech obraz v obraze, obrázek v obrázku
  • obraz v obrazesimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
  • obrázek v obrázkusimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
French incrustation d'image
  • incrustation d'imagesimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
German Bild im Bild, BiB
  • Bild im Bildsimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
  • BiBsimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
Korean 픽처 인 픽처
  • 픽처 인 픽처 (pikcheo in pikcheo)simultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
Norwegian Bokmål bilde-i-bilde
  • bilde-i-bildesimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
Slovak obraz v obraze, obrázok v obrázku
  • obraz v obrazesimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
  • obrázok v obrázkusimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
Swedish bild i bild, bib
  • bild i bildsimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
  • bibsimultaneous display of full TV screen and inset window
Cite this entry
APA

picture-in-picture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picture-in-picture

MLA

“picture-in-picture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picture-in-picture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picture-in-picture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picture-in-picture.

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