off-screenadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌɒfˈskriːn/,

/ˈɒfskriːn/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˈskrin/,

/ˈɑfˈskrin/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, screen n.¹

Etymology: < off- prefix + screen n.¹ Compare earlier offstage adv., offstage adj.

A. adj.

1. Not appearing on a film or television screen; that is outside the range of a screen; (also) existing or happening in reality, rather than in a film, etc. Cf. off-camera adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [adjective] > off-camera

off-screen1932

off-camera1955

1932 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 38 411 It was agreed to omit off-screen speech..but speech occurring when the person was seen in a mirror was included.

1958 New Statesman 9 Aug. 168/1 There were, of course, a few minor, off-screen, political controversies.

1962 Guardian 14 Aug. 5/3 This disarmingly frank and articulate off-screen comedian.

1974 Times 10 Apr. 13/8 The off-screen audience, real or canned, goes into mad paroxysms.

1975 ‘W. Allen’ Without Feathers (1976) 195 He..became the offscreen voice of a famous cartoon mouse.

1991 Premiere Oct. 63/3 His offscreen behavior earned him the enmity of millions of moviegoers.

2. Chiefly Computing. Designating or relating to a process, operation, file, etc., that does not appear on a screen; not displayed or represented on a screen.

ΚΠ

1979 Electr. Components & Applic. 1 258 Other facilities include on-screen and/or off-screen display of channel and/or programme number.

1984 Financial Times (Nexis) 14 Sept. 21 It is then a short step to the connection of a colour plotter or one of the new hard copy offscreen reproduction devices.

1992 Workstation News Sept. 25/4 eXodus [sic] supports the shapes extension for drawing non-rectangular windows..the multibuffering extension for drawing into off-screen bitmaps.

1998 Computer Shopper (Nexis) May 510 Basically, you have to create a Java Graphics object in memory, which writes to an offscreen image.

B. adv.

1. Outside what can be seen on a television or cinema screen; (also) when not on a film or television screen, in real life. Cf. off-camera adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > production of television broadcast > [adverb] > on or off camera

off-screen1935

on-camera1944

off-set1948

in(to), within, out of shot1958

off-camera1960

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [adverb] > off-camera

off-screen1935

off-set1948

in(to), within, out of shot1958

off-camera1960

1935 Motion Picture Nov. 15/1 In addition, of course, you are the perfect lady, off-screen.

1953 K. Reisz Technique Film Editing i. 62 A reaction shot is shown and held while the character off screen is speaking his lines.

1973 ‘E. McBain’ Let's hear It xiv. 209 The actors made important plot points offscreen, their voices floating in over the picture.

1984 S. Brett Murder Unprompted 53 They were all used to people looking different off-screen, but none of them had expected him to be so tall.

1989 K. Brookes Compl. Video Course 75 The girl is looking off-screen to the right, so she has been placed to the left of the frame.

1996 G. Linehan & A. Mathews Tentacles of Doom (penultimate draft) in Father Ted (1999) 129/2 Set: A Field. We see a cow and hear Mrs Doyle offscreen. Mrs Doyle: Ah, go on, Father, have a cup. Will you not have a little cup? Just a drop?

2002 Esquire Mar. 122/2 He is not required to be so damned stylish offscreen. He just is.

2. Chiefly Computing. Off the edge of a computer, etc., screen; out of view.

ΚΠ

1972 Med. & Biol. Engin. 10 113/2 The square wave must be clamped to zero, and its amplitude must be large enough to drive the trace offscreen at the scope vertical gain-control setting in use.

1978 R. Stallman et al. Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 746. 7 Set center motion can easily cause objects in the set to move off screen.

1988 Dr Dobb's Jrnl. Dec. 62/2 This process uncovers portions of the display that were previously off-screen.

2001 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 17 May This seems to be a PPA file that is a remnant of some demo-ware from OmniPage that is autoloading offscreen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	off-screen
释义	off-screenadj.adv. Brit. /ˌɒfˈskriːn/, /ˈɒfskriːn/, U.S. /ˈɔfˈskrin/, /ˈɑfˈskrin/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, screen n.¹ Etymology: < off- prefix + screen n.¹ Compare earlier offstage adv., offstage adj. A. adj. 1. Not appearing on a film or television screen; that is outside the range of a screen; (also) existing or happening in reality, rather than in a film, etc. Cf. off-camera adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [adjective] > off-camera off-screen1932 off-camera1955 1932 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 38 411 It was agreed to omit off-screen speech..but speech occurring when the person was seen in a mirror was included. 1958 New Statesman 9 Aug. 168/1 There were, of course, a few minor, off-screen, political controversies. 1962 Guardian 14 Aug. 5/3 This disarmingly frank and articulate off-screen comedian. 1974 Times 10 Apr. 13/8 The off-screen audience, real or canned, goes into mad paroxysms. 1975 ‘W. Allen’ Without Feathers (1976) 195 He..became the offscreen voice of a famous cartoon mouse. 1991 Premiere Oct. 63/3 His offscreen behavior earned him the enmity of millions of moviegoers. 2. Chiefly Computing. Designating or relating to a process, operation, file, etc., that does not appear on a screen; not displayed or represented on a screen. ΚΠ 1979 Electr. Components & Applic. 1 258 Other facilities include on-screen and/or off-screen display of channel and/or programme number. 1984 Financial Times (Nexis) 14 Sept. 21 It is then a short step to the connection of a colour plotter or one of the new hard copy offscreen reproduction devices. 1992 Workstation News Sept. 25/4 eXodus [sic] supports the shapes extension for drawing non-rectangular windows..the multibuffering extension for drawing into off-screen bitmaps. 1998 Computer Shopper (Nexis) May 510 Basically, you have to create a Java Graphics object in memory, which writes to an offscreen image. B. adv. 1. Outside what can be seen on a television or cinema screen; (also) when not on a film or television screen, in real life. Cf. off-camera adv. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > production of television broadcast > [adverb] > on or off camera off-screen1935 on-camera1944 off-set1948 in(to), within, out of shot1958 off-camera1960 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [adverb] > off-camera off-screen1935 off-set1948 in(to), within, out of shot1958 off-camera1960 1935 Motion Picture Nov. 15/1 In addition, of course, you are the perfect lady, off-screen. 1953 K. Reisz Technique Film Editing i. 62 A reaction shot is shown and held while the character off screen is speaking his lines. 1973 ‘E. McBain’ Let's hear It xiv. 209 The actors made important plot points offscreen, their voices floating in over the picture. 1984 S. Brett Murder Unprompted 53 They were all used to people looking different off-screen, but none of them had expected him to be so tall. 1989 K. Brookes Compl. Video Course 75 The girl is looking off-screen to the right, so she has been placed to the left of the frame. 1996 G. Linehan & A. Mathews Tentacles of Doom (penultimate draft) in Father Ted (1999) 129/2 Set: A Field. We see a cow and hear Mrs Doyle offscreen. Mrs Doyle: Ah, go on, Father, have a cup. Will you not have a little cup? Just a drop? 2002 Esquire Mar. 122/2 He is not required to be so damned stylish offscreen. He just is. 2. Chiefly Computing. Off the edge of a computer, etc., screen; out of view. ΚΠ 1972 Med. & Biol. Engin. 10 113/2 The square wave must be clamped to zero, and its amplitude must be large enough to drive the trace offscreen at the scope vertical gain-control setting in use. 1978 R. Stallman et al. Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 746. 7 Set center motion can easily cause objects in the set to move off screen. 1988 Dr Dobb's Jrnl. Dec. 62/2 This process uncovers portions of the display that were previously off-screen. 2001 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 17 May This seems to be a PPA file that is a remnant of some demo-ware from OmniPage that is autoloading offscreen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1932
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