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score bug en · NOUN

Etymology

From score + bug.

Meanings

1. A chyron displaying a sports score and similar information.
   • Hill, who had received death threats over the football score bug, was ecstatic at all the free publicity. 2013 June 14, Jonathon Gatehouse, “The Promised Land”, in The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever, Triumph Books, →ISBN, page 163:
   • Right now, we have the score bug in the corner, that will suddenly seem a little odd in the middle of the HD picture. So we know we have to reformat some graphics and things like that. 2002, Broadcasting & Cable, volume 132, Cahners Publishing Company, page 37:
   • On some score bugs, an operator will be responsible for adding certain pieces manually. For example sometimes a score bug will have a sponsored element, provide the current team on the floor, or let folks know that a penalty has occurred. 2017 June 20, Marc Zumoff, Max Negin, “Graphics and Design Elements”, in Total Sportscasting: Performance, Production, and Career Development, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 216:

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