overscan en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English overscan From over- + scan.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.