screenspace

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noun

The space available on a screen display.

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Meanings

nounscreenspace (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe space available on a screen display.

    If you have limited screenspace, double-click on the Insert panel to collapse it.

    2008, Jeremy Osborn, Dreamweaver CS4 Digital Classroom
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    At this point you should tidy up your screen, resizing the windows and positioning them to make best use of your available screenspace.

    2006, Mike Collins, Pro Tools LE and M-powered: the complete guide

    For example, designers can specify the minimum and maximum sizes a widget can have on a small screenspace (eg, the screen of a mobile device)...

    2009, Marios C Angelides, Advances in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization

    They deal better with denser networks, offer ample screenspace to display metrics for each edge and can more easily display change over time.

    2009, Tom Gross, Jan Gulliksen, Paula Kotzé, Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2009

Origin

From screen + space.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

screenscape
Cite this entry
APA

screenspace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screenspace

MLA

“screenspace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screenspace. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screenspace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screenspace.

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