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Screensaver vs. Wallpaper

Screensaver and Wallpaper Definitions

Screensaver

(software) A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
I configured my screensaver to appear after only two minutes, because I enjoyed watching it so much.

Wallpaper

Paper often colored and printed with designs and pasted to a wall as a decorative covering.

Screensaver

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

Wallpaper

A picture or design displayed on the background of a computer screen or cellphone.

Wallpaper

To cover with wallpaper.

Wallpaper

To decorate a wall or room with wallpaper.
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Wallpaper

(uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.

Wallpaper

(countable) A roll of such paper.

Wallpaper

(countable) A style or design of such material.
He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.

Wallpaper

Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.

Wallpaper

An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

Wallpaper

Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.
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Wallpaper

Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.

Wallpaper

A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.

Wallpaper

(transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

Wallpaper

A decorative paper for the walls of rooms

Wallpaper

Cover with wallpaper

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