screening

/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To filter by passing through a screen.
To shelter or conceal.
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
To present publicly (on the screen).
To fit with a screen.
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
The process of checking or filtering.
The showing of a film
The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
(in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
Shielding

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