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blanker
blanker
See also: blänker
English
Adjective
blanker
- comparative form of blank: more blank
- 1936, Robert Frost, "Desert Places"
- And lonely as it is, that loneliness
- Will be more lonely ere it will be less —
- A blanker whiteness of benighted snow
- With no expression, nothing to express.
- 1936, Robert Frost, "Desert Places"
Noun
blanker (plural blankers)
- (computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
- 1987, Howard Bornstein, Under the Apple (page 221)
- These screen blankers prevent phosphor burn on your screen, which is always a danger when you leave the screen on too long.
- 1987, Howard Bornstein, Under the Apple (page 221)