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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The primary could become a centrist-Trump loyalist split screen if both compete for the Republican nomination.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
The scoreboard video crew came by to capture the two Sox players up close, and soon all four were up on the video board on a split screen, though few in the stands had any idea what was going on.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
The split screen between Washington and L.A. is disturbing, the implications dire.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
Multitaskers will be able to resize windows, and the new feature will work seamlessly with split screen (just like the new iPadOS 26).
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 June 2025
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
The scoreboard video crew came by to capture the two Sox players up close, and soon all four were up on the video board on a split screen, though few in the stands had any idea what was going on.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
The split screen between Washington and L.A. is disturbing, the implications dire.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
Multitaskers will be able to resize windows, and the new feature will work seamlessly with split screen (just like the new iPadOS 26).
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 June 2025
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“Split screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20screen. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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