on-screen
adverb or adjective
                                                                                                                            
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈȯn-ˈskrēn  
                                                                                                                              
            ˈän-
                                                      
                                                          
            variants  
 or onscreen
        
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                                                      : in a movie or a television program                                      
              
                             
But the makers of the 1958 movie understood that this most subtle of writers was telling a tale about the froth of life, and they celebrated it on-screen with gusto.— Gerald Asher
Gerald Asher
                                       The sixth-grader reportedly earned $1 million for starring in the upcoming My Girl, which pairs him with Anna Chlumsky for his first onscreen kiss.— Alexander Tresniowski
Alexander Tresniowski
                         
                
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                                                      : on a computer or television screen                                      
              
                             
You can watch a football game, see a small icon onscreen offering player statistics, click it with the remote, and view the stats.— Edward W. Desmond
Edward W. Desmond
                                       … handheld joysticks and gamepads that jolt and jar with the on-screen action.— Leigh Gallagher
Leigh Gallagher
                         
                
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