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Screen burn-in
Screen burn-in, also called phosphor burn, is permanent image retention on a display caused by static elements like logos or game HUDs wearing pixels unevenly.
Screen door
A screen door is a door fitted with a mesh panel that lets air through an exterior opening while keeping insects out, usually mounted in front of a solid door.
Screen printing
Screen printing, also known as silkscreen printing, is a technique that forces ink through a mesh screen with a stencil onto textiles, signs, and electronics.
Screen reader
A screen reader is software that reads a computer or mobile device screen aloud as speech or braille, used mainly by blind and low-vision people.
Screen-printed silicon solar cell
A screen-printed silicon solar cell is a crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell whose silver and aluminum contacts are applied by printing metal paste through a screen mesh and firing it.
Screencast
A screencast, also called a screen recording or video screen capture, is a digital video recording of computer screen output, typically with audio narration, used for tutorials and training.
Screensaver
A screensaver, also known as a power saver, is a program that runs automatically after user inactivity, originally preventing phosphor burn-in on CRT monitors and later serving security and entertainment purposes.
Screenshot
A screenshot, also known as a screencap or screen dump, is a digital image of all or part of a device's screen, captured by the device itself.
Screw
A screw, also called a screw and bolt in some usage, is a fastener whose helical thread converts rotational torque into a clamping force that holds parts together.
Screw conveyor
A screw conveyor, also called an auger conveyor, is a bulk-material handling machine that moves powders and granular materials with a rotating helical screw blade inside a tube or trough.
Screw press
A screw press is a machine press in which a screw mechanism drives the pressing action, used to dewater wastewater sludge, squeeze oil from oilseeds, and thicken pulp.
Screw pump
A screw pump is a rotary positive-displacement pump that moves fluid through sealed cavities created by helical rotors, a design attributed to Archimedes of Syracuse.
Screw system theory
Screw system theory studies subspaces of rigid-body motions called screw systems, classifying them and using them in the kinematic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms and robots.
Scribbler (robot)
The Scribbler is a small, fully assembled educational robot made by Parallax Inc, first sold in 2005 and later revised as the Scribbler 2 and 3.
Scribd
Scribd is a document-sharing and subscription reading platform launched in San Francisco in 2007 by Trip Adler, Tikhon Bernstam, and Jared Friedman, now part of Scribd, Inc. alongside Everand and SlideShare.
Scribing (engineering)
Scribing is a machining process that cuts a shallow groove into a wafer or glass panel, creating a stress concentration that guides a controlled fracture in a separate breaking step.
Scripting language
A scripting language, also called an extension language, is a programming language used to manipulate and automate an existing system, interpreted at runtime rather than compiled in advance.
ScriptPro
ScriptPro is a privately held American pharmacy automation company headquartered in Mission, Kansas, founded by Mike Coughlin in 1994 and known for the SP 200 robotic prescription dispenser.
Scrivener
Scrivener is a long-form writing application developed by Literature & Latte, first released in 2007, whose Binder, Corkboard, and Compile tools let authors organize and produce book-length manuscripts.
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor, also called a spiral compressor, compresses gas between a fixed and an orbiting spiral member; patented in 1905, it became commercial in the mid-1980s.
Scroll Lock
Scroll Lock, usually labeled ScrLk, is a toggle key on IBM PC-compatible keyboards, dating to the original IBM PC, that makes arrow keys scroll text instead of moving the cursor.
Scrolling
Scrolling is the act of moving content through a viewing area, on web pages, mobile apps, and desktops, so material larger than the visible region can be read in sequence.
Scruff (app)
Scruff is a dating and social-networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, launched in 2010 by Johnny Skandros and Eric Silverberg and known for removing third-party advertising in 2018.
Scrum (software development)
Scrum, or Scrum methodology, is an Agile software development framework in which one self-managing team works in fixed-length iterations called Sprints, presented by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland in 1995.
Scrypt
Scrypt is a password-based key derivation function created by Colin Percival in 2009. It is memory-hard, raising the cost of brute-force attacks on custom hardware.
SCSI
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface, commonly pronounced "scuzzy") is a standard for connecting computers to peripheral devices like hard drives and scanners, first standardized by ANSI in 1986.
SCSK Corporation
SCSK Corporation is a Japanese IT services company headquartered in Tokyo, a member of the Sumitomo Corporation Group, formed in 2011 by merging Sumisho Computer Systems and CSK.
Scuba set
A scuba set is a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus that lets a diver breathe underwater from a compressed gas supply, without any connection to the surface.
Scud missile
The Scud missile, NATO's name for Soviet short-range ballistic missiles first fielded in 1955, became the most proliferated ballistic missile in history and inspired many derivatives.
SCUMM
SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) is a game engine and scripting system developed by Ron Gilbert and Aric Wilmunder at Lucasfilm Games in 1987 for Maniac Mansion.