wallpaper

Definitions

General English

• noun paper with different patterns on it, covering the walls of a room

Banking

• noun shares issued in large numbers during a takeover bid where the purchasing company offers them in exchange for the shares in the company being bought

Computing

• noun an image or pattern used as a background in a window

Construction

• Decorative wall covering generally applied over gypsum board or plaster made up of sheets of paper, fabric, vinyl, or paper-like material affixed to interior walls or ceilings. Wallpaper is either prepasted or applied using a brush-on paste product.

Electronics

• A picture, pattern, or other graphic which is displayed as a desktop surface or other screen background. In addition to available choices, which are countless, a user can designate or create most any image for this purpose.

Media Studies

• noun a soundless video picture used in news bulletins to illustrate a story coming up, over which the presenter reads a short commentary
• noun background shots which are necessary and unavoidable, but dull
• noun the background pattern for a computer screen, composed of graphics

Real Estate

• noun paper, usually printed with a pattern, that is pasted on walls and sometimes ceilings as a covering and decoration

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Contexts for “wallpaper”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Banking
• Computing
• Construction
• Electronics
• Media Studies
• Real Estate