starfield

English

Etymology

star +‎ field

Noun

starfield (plural starfields)

1. A starry backdrop.
   • 1996, Celestine A Ntuen, Eui H Park, Human Interaction with Complex Systems:

     This paper describes continuing research on metaphoric abstractions in developing an interface that employs the starfield (the night sky) as its underlying metaphor.

   • 2006, Alex Michael, Animating with Flash 8:

     a classic space starfield effect that you can plug into your movies

Anagrams

• field rats, flat rides