A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used.(noun)
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Use "screensaver" in a sentence
"The screensaver is animated: the torch flames move like real fire, light reflection gleams up his sword, and fog mist rolls across the ground."
"The closest thing I found to that screensaver is here"
"My screensaver is of my hubby's face and at night, when I shut the computer down, I have to wait for that one moment when the screen clears and all I see is his face before the computer turns off."