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Definition: first screen


(1) The first display screen ever viewed by the public. Depending on whether "screen" means electronic or not, the first screen was either a movie theater screen or a TV set.

(2) The computing device people use most of the time (where they go "first"). First screen is a marketing term that focuses on which devices get the most attention: smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer.