cue card

cue card
Television.
a large card, out of range of the camera, on which words or phrases have been printed in large letters for the speaker or performer to read or use as a memory aid during a program.

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cue card UK US noun [countable] [singular cue card plural cue cards]
a large card that someone holds beside a television camera so that a television presenter can read the words they have to say
Thesaurus: television and radio equipmenthyponym well-known television and radio programmes and charactershyponym

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cue card,
a card with key words and phrases used to prompt a speaker, chiefly during a telecast: »

The tablet was a kind of cue card consisting of catchwords which gave the singer only the gist of his verses (Scientific American).

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n. a card held beside a camera for a television broadcaster to read from while appearing to look into the camera

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noun, pl ⋯ cards [count]
: a large card that can be seen by someone (such as an actor) who is performing or speaking on a stage or on television and that shows the words that the person is supposed to say

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ˈcue card 7 [cue card] noun
a large card held up behind a television camera so that it can be read by actors or television ↑presenters but cannot be seen on television

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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