skeleton screen

noun

A simplified display with empty placeholders for content that has not yet loaded.

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Meanings

nounskeleton screen (plural skeleton screens)

plural skeleton screens

  1. computingA simplified display with empty placeholders for content that has not yet loaded.
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APA

skeleton screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeleton%20screen

MLA

“skeleton screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeleton%20screen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skeleton screen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeleton%20screen.

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