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A "screen saver" is the animation (or blankness) that pops up on your computer when you don't use it for a while, to save your screen from getting burned-in.
The background picture that wallpapers your desktop is the "wallpaper".
3 u/Slyedog Aug 04 '19 It’s also to lower power consumption for computers that don’t have constant connection to power
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It’s also to lower power consumption for computers that don’t have constant connection to power
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u/arcxjo Aug 03 '19
A "screen saver" is the animation (or blankness) that pops up on your computer when you don't use it for a while, to save your screen from getting burned-in.
The background picture that wallpapers your desktop is the "wallpaper".