Meaning & use
screen mirroring
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Meaning
noununcountable
The process of showing the exact same screen content from one device on another display at the same time.
Grammar: Used as an uncountable noun: 'Screen mirroring is easy.' Don't say 'a screen mirroring' or 'screen mirrorings'.
Patterns
- screen mirroring from something to something
- use screen mirroring
- enable screen mirroring
Screen mirroring lets you show your phone's photos on the living room TV.
The teacher used screen mirroring so everyone could see the tablet screen.
Screen mirroring can drain your battery quickly if you leave it on.
Common combinations
- enable screen mirroring
- You need to enable screen mirroring in the settings menu first.
- screen mirroring feature
- This TV has a built-in screen mirroring feature.
- use screen mirroring
- We used screen mirroring to share the presentation wirelessly.
- screen mirroring app
- She downloaded a screen mirroring app to connect her laptop to the projector.
Synonyms and how they differ
- casting
- Casting usually sends video or audio from an app to a TV, while screen mirroring copies the whole screen including menus and notifications.
- screen sharing
- Screen sharing is more common in video calls and meetings, where others see your screen; screen mirroring often means your own devices showing the same display.
Word family
Commonly confused: screen mirroring or streaming?
screen mirroring vs streaming
Streaming means playing media over the internet; screen mirroring is about displaying the same screen on another device, not about internet delivery.
Practice
To show your phone screen on a TV without cables, you can use ______.
Choose one answer.
'Screen mirroring' is uncountable, so it takes no article or plural. 'A screen mirroring' and 'screen mirrorings' are not used because the noun is uncountable.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “screen mirroring”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.