blue screen

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Synonyms: bluescreen, blue green

Antonyms: bluescreen, blue green

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|film}} The filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochromatic background for the purpose of removing the background from the scene and replacing it with a different image or scene.
2. {{lb|en|film}} The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.
3. {{lb|en|computing}} {{ellipsis of|en|blue screen of death}}.

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