small screen

English

Etymology

Analogy with big screen.

Noun

small screen

  1. (broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen)
  2. (by extension) Television.
    Jane Smith made her small-screen debut in 1998, appearing as a patient in a hospital drama.
    • 2018, Ferran Adrià, “What's on Netflix and Amazon this month - July 2018”, in The Guardian:
      "Marvel’s attempts to conquer TV as comprehensively as it has done cinema continues with what might be its most distinctive small-screen effort yet."

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