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Language Foundation

Screen recording

Screen recording is permission to capture as video what is displayed on a device screen.

In plain English

It refers to allowing a video copy to be made of whatever appears on a device's display. The key idea is capture as moving footage of the on-screen content while it is shown.

In context

Here, "Screen recording" names the permission to capture as video what is displayed on the device screen.

Situation
Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
What it communicates
names the permission to capture on-screen activity.

Meaning limits

The term alone does not indicate who may use that permission or under what conditions.

Examples

“The trainer allowed screen recording of the tablet display but banned still screenshots of the same diagrams.”

Core meaning

“Staff should request screen recording before the practice run starts.”

In context

  • permission Broader Term

    This sense is a specific kind of permission.

  • the act of capturing on-screen activity as video Alternate Sense

    This is another reading of the same form; the selected sense names permission rather than the capture act.