blanker

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See also: blänker

English

Etymology 1

From blank +‎ -er (agent noun suffix).

Noun

blanker (plural blankers)

  1. (computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
    • 1987, Howard Bornstein, Under the Apple, page 221:
      These screen blankers prevent phosphor burn on your screen, which is always a danger when you leave the screen on too long.

Etymology 2

From blank +‎ -er (comparative suffix).

Adjective

blanker

  1. comparative form of blank: more blank
    • 1936, Robert Frost, Desert Places:
      And lonely as it is, that loneliness
      Will be more lonely ere it will be less —
      A blanker whiteness of benighted snow
      With no expression, nothing to express.

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Adjective

blanker

  1. inflection of blank:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural