: a computer program that usually displays various images on the screen of a computer that is on but not in use
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebCoinbase’s pitch was simple: a QR code that bounced around the screen like a DVD screen saver. Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 18 June 2022 On the screen saver of her phone: A photo of her three young children 7,000 miles away, living with her mom in Addis Ababa.Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2021 After a few minutes of inactivity, the Portal Go goes into an ambient mode, which shows a screen saver, the time, battery status, and weather. Christian De Looper, BGR, 27 Dec. 2021 Not even his screen saver of cascading family scuba pics could hold my interest. Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021 Seventeen years his new teammate’s senior, Terry was taken aback by the 22-year-old’s screen saver: The Larry O’Brien Trophy. Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2021 Gaze out toward the sunset, and a shoreline that's worthy of a screen saver stretches out in front of you. Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2021 Put these mantras on a mirror or use them as their screen saver.Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021 Additionally, Google TV will enable you to run your smart home via Google Nest devices and use your Google Photos collection as a screen saver. Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2020 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
screen saver
noun
: a computer program that usually displays images on the screen of a computer that is on but not in use so as to prevent damage to the screen