split screen
noun
: a film or video technique in which the frame is divided into discrete nonoverlapping images
also
: the visual composition based on this technique
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McKenna said there’s also a notable split screen between how members of the parties are responding to key Senate retirements.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Bookworms can take advantage of this tablet-like format to consume digital content such as comics and picture books, but there's no word on whether split screen is supported.
—New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025
Twenty-two minutes into Manchester United’s 2-0 FA Cup semi-final win against Manchester City on Sunday, the camera operators would have done well to shift to split screen.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Bannon episode looked like a split screen of styles.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Bookworms can take advantage of this tablet-like format to consume digital content such as comics and picture books, but there's no word on whether split screen is supported.
—New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025
Twenty-two minutes into Manchester United’s 2-0 FA Cup semi-final win against Manchester City on Sunday, the camera operators would have done well to shift to split screen.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Bannon episode looked like a split screen of styles.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Split screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20screen. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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