A utility program used to change static screens on idle monitors to interesting dynamic displays.
A sequence of images that appear when the monitor has been idle for a set amount of time. It's purpose is to keep old monitor screens from being damaged.
A moving picture or pattern which appears on your screen when you have not moved the mouse or pressed a key for a specified period of time. Screen savers prevent damage caused to a monitor when the same areas of light and dark are displayed for a long period of time.
A moving pattern that fills your screen after your computer has not been used for a specified amount of time.
A moving graphic or pattern that appears on your screen when you have not pressed a key or moved your mouse for a specified amonut of time. Screen savers prevent screen damage that is caused when the same area of light and dark are displayed for long periods of time.
A small program that takes over the display screen if no keystroke or mouse movement is detected after a specified period of time. Screen savers were originally developed to prevent ghosting or the permanent etching of a pattern on the screen.
A program that blanks the desktop display on the monitor when the keyboard and mouse have been untouched for a specific period of time. This prevents the monitor from having the images on the desktop "burned" into the screen.
(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time; "screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long"
a computer program originally designed to conserve the image quality of computer displays by blanking the screen or filling them with moving images or patterns when the computers are not in use
a feature that turns on when the computer has been idle for a set period of time
a moving image activated on a personal computer display to prevent burn-in into the phosphor inside the screen after the same image has been displayed continuously for hours at a time
a moving picture or pattern on the monitor screen that protects the monitor tube (CRT)
an animated image that is activated on a display when no user activity has been detected for a certain period of time
an animated image that is activated on a personal computer display when no user activity has been sensed for a certain time
an application which runs on a computer when it has been idle for some time for prevent images from being permanently burnt into your screen
an image, many images, or an animation that appears on your screen when you are not using the computer
an image that moves across the screen to prevent damage
an innovative way to display meaningful images that reference our artistic, social and humanist aims
an operating system utility that prevents a monitor from developing ghost images in its phosphorous coating
a program that displays a moving picture on the screen when you are not using your computer
a program that displays an image or animation on your screen when your PC is idle
a program that displays a picture (usually a moving picture) on the screen after a period of inactivity
a small utility that takes over the display screen of the monitor if there is no mouse movement or keystrokes for specified time duration
a utility that causes a display device's screen to show a moving image or blank screen if no keyboard or mouse activity occurs for a specified time
If you Pause the player during an extended telephone call, your projection television could be damaged by phosphor burn-in. Sony's screen saver can literally save your television.
Moving display that comes on screen when your PC is left idle.
A blank screen or moving image that is automatically displayed after the computer has not been used for a predetermined period of time; originally designed to prevent damage to the computer screen.
A small program that takes over the display screen if there are no keystrokes or mouse movements for a specified duration. Many screen savers provide another benefit, hiding a user's work from would-be snoopers.
A device that causes the information on the screen to disappear and be replaced by a silly picture, at exactly the moment when you urgently wanted to look at it, requiring you to put down your pen, papers, coffee, etc. and type in your password before the information will reappear.
To prevent undesired “burn in” of the picture tube, the screen saver feature is automatically engaged when a DVD-Video player is idle for a set time period.
Picture Orbiting mode and Picture Inversion mode can be selected.
A picture or animation which appears on a mobile device's display when it is idle.
A choice that, after a specified time period, switches off the workstation display or varies the images that are displayed, thereby prolonging the life of the screen.
Facility to alter the display on the monitor if the computer has not been used after a certain length of time. Users then click on the keyboard to go back to the document they were previously working on. If you have set up a password system, you will be asked for a password to allow you to log back into your PC.
a computer program that automatically displays a moving image or pattern on a monitor screen after a pre-set period of inactivity.
Screen savers are programs which display either a completely black image or a constantly changing image on a computer monitor to prevent a stationary image from 'burning' into the phosphor of the screen. Screen savers usually start automatically when a computer which has been left switched on has not been used for a preset amount of time. If you leave your computer alone, a standard screen saver will probably begin after several minutes. Nowadays, many companies and organisations develop fun, appealing screen savers as a means of advertising their products or services. You can normally download these onto your computer.
A program that randomly displays a changing picture on the computers monitor. A monitor left on can burn over time an image onto the inside of the monitors screen causing permanent damage. By changing the display on the screen, this problem is prevented. Early screen savers displayed only a blank screen, however modern screen savers may display a pleasing picture or advert at random places on the screen. See also Monitor and Program.
Software which, after a period of inactivity, replaces the existing image on screen and displays moving objects to protect against screen burn
A choice that causes the workstation, after a specified time period, to switch off the display or to vary the images that are displayed, thereby prolonging the life of the screen.
A moving picture or pattern that appears on your screen when you have not used the mouse or keyboard for a specified period of time.
facility to switch a computer screen off or alter the display if the keyboard or mouse has not been used for a while. This is to prevent the current image from being burnt into the screen if it is left on for an extended period.
a program that displays an animated picture or pattern when the computer has not received input from the keyboard for a specified period. Screen savers were originally used to prevent “screen burn†or ghosting, a condition that caused the screen’s inner coating to wear from images or text that was constantly present. Modern display screens are no longer subject to this condition, yet the screen saver has retained it’s popularity. Many interesting and unusual screen saver patterns are included in both Macintosh and Windows operating systems as well on thousands of Websites for free downloading.
