See also: screentime

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screen time (countable and uncountable, plural screen times)

  1. The duration for which something is visible in film or television.
    The wise old monk had little screen time compared with his buxom young disciple.
  2. The amount of time a person spends using screen-accessed technology (such as a television, a computer, a smartphone, etc.).
    The editorial advised parents of small children to limit their kids' screen time.
    • 2016, Noël Janis-Norton, Calmer Easier Happier Screen Time, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      In many families, children are getting more screen time than the parents think is good for them, although it's probably less than the children want.
    • 2018 March 4, Jamie Bartlett, “Will 2018 be the year of the neo-luddite?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Every single parent I know frets about “screen time”, and most are engaged in a struggle with a toddler over how much iPad is allowed.
    • 2023 June 13, Bernie Sanders, “America is facing a mental health crisis”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      And then there is the radical impact that screen time and social media have had on the younger generation, something that previous generations have never experienced.

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