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Discover LudwigThe phrase "blue screen" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to refer to a specific error screen that appears on a computer when it encounters a critical issue. Example: "After the system crashed, all I saw was a blue screen, and I knew I had to restart my computer."
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blue screen
noun
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.
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The ad "Squirrels" also was filmed using a blue screen.
It features no images, just a blue screen.
I immediately got the blue screen with the QR code.
(Windows 95 would go straight to the Blue Screen of Death, I guess).
For Theyskens' Theory, a model lopes past a watery blue screen.
"We've got the blue screen," he said, extending the computer analogy.
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Lots and lots of blue-screen!
The blue-screen effects could also be described as less than photorealistic.
Does Google know when your desktop goes blue-screen?
All the blue-screen elements were created on-site using blue jersey fabric and natural sunlight.
Computer Crashes: Does your computer regularly blue-screen or suddenly reboot?
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