(n.) A condition in which a video signal bleeds off the edges of a monitor. When computer images are sent to a monitor in the overscan mode, up to 20 percent of the content around the edges may be lost.
![](https://hansenmedia.net/wp-content/uploads/overscan.gif)
(n.) A condition in which a video signal bleeds off the edges of a monitor. When computer images are sent to a monitor in the overscan mode, up to 20 percent of the content around the edges may be lost.