Meanings
nounscreencast (plural screencasts)
plural screencasts
- A digital recording of a computer screen's display.
Synonyms: video screen capture, screen recording
- A video stream that's broadcasted live to an audience.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA digital recording of a computer screen's display.
Similar
video screen capturescreen recording
Also see
Origin
Coined in 2004. From screen + -cast, from broadcast.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Screencast, Bildschirmaufnahme
- Screencastdigital recording
- Bildschirmaufnahmedigital recording
Portuguese emissão de ecrã, transmissão de ecrã
- emissão de ecrãdigital recording
- transmissão de ecrãdigital recording
Spanish emisión de pantalla
- emisión de pantalladigital recording
Cite this entry
APA
screencast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screencast
MLA
“screencast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screencast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screencast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screencast.
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