A projector is a device that shines light through images or data and displays them on a wall or screen.
From *project* + *-or*, meaning 'that which projects or throws forward'. Early projectors literally threw light and images forward onto a surface.
A projector is a machine that 'throws forward' images so everyone can see them. In a way, it turns your small screen into a big shared reality on the wall.
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