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Overscan is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overscan in a sentence

Overscan meaning

The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.

Using Overscan

  • The main meaning on this page is: The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.

Context around Overscan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

horizontally 1×

Sentence patterns with Overscan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

output would overscan horizontally 1× wide without overscan 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

this makes the 1× when connected to 1×

Common sentence endings:

wide without overscan 1× would overscan horizontally 1×

Words around Overscan

Just before it in the word index:

oversaw 435 oversaturation 15 oversaturating 2 oversaturated 19 oversampling 7 overs 897

Just after it in the word index:

overscheduled 2 overscheduling 2 oversea 11 overseas 2.613 oversee 838 overseed 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Overscan

  • In this selection, "overscan" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 14 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, horizontally stand out and add context to how "overscan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include output would overscan horizontally and wide without overscan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overscan" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overscan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This makes the display 320 or 640 pixels wide without overscan. (11 words)

When connected to a normally-adjusted TV or monitor, the QL's video output would overscan horizontally. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

When connected to a normally-adjusted TV or monitor, the QL's video output would overscan horizontally. (17 words)

This makes the display 320 or 640 pixels wide without overscan. (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

This makes the display 320 or 640 pixels wide without overscan.

When connected to a normally-adjusted TV or monitor, the QL's video output would overscan horizontally.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overscan" in a sentence?
An example: "This makes the display 320 or 640 pixels wide without overscan." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "overscan" from authentic English texts.
What does "overscan" mean?
Overscan means: The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.
How many example sentences with "overscan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "overscan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.