SCREENSAVER

Etymology

Noun

screensaver (plural screensavers)

(software) A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.

(proscribed) The background picture of a computer, smartphone, or similar mobile device.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

20 September 2024

NECESSITATE

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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