# Terminology: Screen or Slide?

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/terminology-screen-or-slide/2495>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Created:** [January 27, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/terminology-screen-or-slide/2495 "2021-01-27T13:15:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Davy\_B](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/davy_b/32/3264_2.png) [@Davy\_B](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Davy_B)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/terminology-screen-or-slide/2495/1 "2021-01-27T13:15:23Z")

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Having been involved with Desmos for a few months, I now find myself using ‘screen’ and ‘slide’ interchangeably. Is that appropriate? Is one preferred over the other?

This has come up because I’m working on potential library templates and was wondering if I should be using statements like “Now go to the next slide” or “Now go to the next screen”?

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Grubbs](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/daniel_grubbs/32/719_2.png) [@Daniel\_Grubbs](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Daniel_Grubbs)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/terminology-screen-or-slide/2495/2 "2021-01-27T18:39:26Z")

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I feel like people more often use “slide”, at least in the forum, but I don’t think there’s a correct term. The preview says “Student Screen Preview”.

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**Author:** ![Davy\_B](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/davy_b/32/3264_2.png) [@Davy\_B](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Davy_B)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/terminology-screen-or-slide/2495/3 "2021-01-27T20:50:03Z")

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Thanks @Daniel_Grubbs. I feel that ‘screen’ is the preferred Desmos term. Certainly the CL documentation uses only ‘screen’ as well. I think I’ll reply to those on the forum echoing whatever term they use (to be polite!) but otherwise use ‘screen’…unless I hear arguments against that idea.