screening

noun screen·ing \ˈskrē-niŋ\

: an event in which a movie is shown to an audience

: the act of doing a test on a person or a person's blood, urine, etc., to look for evidence of a disease, illegal drug, etc.

: the act of examining people or things in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose

Full Definition of SCREENING

: the act or process of one that screens

plural but sing or plural in constr : material (as waste or fine coal) separated out by means of a screen

: metal or plastic mesh (as for window screens)

: a showing of a motion picture

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