screening

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
  2. Noun.  The process of checking or filtering.
  3. Noun.  The showing of a film.
  4. Noun.  The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions.
  5. Noun.  (soccer) shielding.
  6. Noun.  (in the plural) Material removed by such a process.
  7. Verb.  (present participle of, screen) .

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