Phrase guide

full screen

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a window occupying all the available display surface of a screen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Most computer games are played in full screen mode.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: plná obrazovka — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Finnish: kokoruutu- — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • French: plein écran — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • German: Vollbild — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Greek: πλήρης οθόνη (plíris othóni) — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Icelandic: heilskjár — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Italian: schermo intero — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Japanese: 全画面 (zengamen) — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Japanese: フルスクリーン (furu sukurīn) — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Polish: na pełnym ekranie — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Portuguese: tela cheia — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Portuguese: ecrã cheio — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Portuguese: ecrã inteiro — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Portuguese: ecrã completo — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Russian: полноэкра́нный (polnoekránnyj) — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Swedish: helskärm — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Swedish: helskärmsläge — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Turkish: tam ekran — occupying all the available displayable surface
  • Uyghur: پۈتۈن ئېكران (pütün ëkran) — occupying all the available displayable surface