screenspace

English

Etymology

screen +‎ space

Noun

screenspace (uncountable)

1. (computing) The space available on a screen display.
   • 2006, Mike Collins, Pro Tools LE and M-powered: the complete guide:

     At this point you should tidy up your screen, resizing the windows and positioning them to make best use of your available screenspace.

   • 2008, Jeremy Osborn, Dreamweaver CS4 Digital Classroom:

     If you have limited screenspace, double-click on the Insert panel to collapse it.

   • 2009, Marios C Angelides, Advances in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization:

     For example, designers can specify the minimum and maximum sizes a widget can have on a small screenspace (eg, the screen of a mobile device)...

   • 2009, Tom Gross, Jan Gulliksen, Paula Kotzé, Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2009:

     They deal better with denser networks, offer ample screenspace to display metrics for each edge and can more easily display change over time.

Usage notes

• This spelling is rather less common than screen space.

Anagrams

• screenscape