screensaver

1. A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.

   I configured my screensaver to appear after only two minutes, because I enjoyed watching it so much.

   Bildschirmschoner

   скринсе́йверskrinsɛ́jver, храни́тель экра́наxranítelʹ ekrána, заста́вкаzastávka

   скринсе́йверskrynséjver

2. (proscribed)The background picture of a computer, smartphone, or similar mobile device.

1. Tom stared at the screensaver.

   deTom starrte seinen Bildschirmschoner an.

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