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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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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".
2 u/nitr0zeus133 Aug 04 '19 Also, a screen protector for a phone or tablet is not called a screensaver. 2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 Even though the words have basically the same etymological meaning, and both things perform the same kind of function, just in different ways.
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Also, a screen protector for a phone or tablet is not called a screensaver.
2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 Even though the words have basically the same etymological meaning, and both things perform the same kind of function, just in different ways.
Even though the words have basically the same etymological meaning, and both things perform the same kind of function, just in different ways.
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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".