SCREENING

To filter by passing through a screen.

"Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel."

To shelter or conceal.

To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.

"The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing."

Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

"I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts."

The process of checking or filtering.

"The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient."

The showing of a film