Usually means: Displaying widescreen video on standard screen.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. letterboxed: Merriam-Webster
  2. letterboxed: Collins English Dictionary
  3. letterboxed: Wordnik
  4. letterboxed: Wiktionary
  5. letterboxed: Dictionary.com
  6. letterboxed: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. letterboxed: Encyclopedia

(Note: See letterboxing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (letterboxing)

noun:  A hobby in which participants attempt to locate small boxes containing rubber stamps by following clues.
noun:  (film) The practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original aspect ratio.
▸ Also see letterboxing


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