Editing Splash screen (section)

{{short description|User interface element}}
[[File:Blender 2.65-splash.png|thumb|upright=1.3|The splash screen for version 2.65 of [[Blender (software)|Blender]]]]
A '''splash screen''' is a [[graphical control element]] consisting of a [[Window (computing)|window]] containing an [[image]], a logo, and the current version of the software. A splash screen can appear while a game or program is launching. A '''splash page''' is an introduction page on a [[website]].<ref>{{cite web|website=About.com|url=http://webdesign.about.com/od/navigation/a/aa020303a.htm|title=Pros and Cons of Splash Pages in Web Design|author=Kyrnin, Jennifer|date=15 October 2019|access-date=12 June 2014|archive-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625062735/http://webdesign.about.com/od/navigation/a/aa020303a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Splash Pages: Do We Really Need Them?|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/10/splash-pages-do-we-really-need-them/|work=Smashing Magazine|author=Lennartz, Sven|date=October 11, 2007}}</ref> A splash screen may cover the entire [[computer screen|screen]] or web page; or may simply be a rectangle near the center of the screen or page. The splash screens of [[operating systems]] and some applications that expect to be run in full screen usually cover the entire screen.