Kiosk mode
Locking a computer or browser so that it shows a single app full screen and nothing else.
Kiosk mode is a way of locking a device to a single application. When a browser opens in kiosk mode, the address bar, tabs and menus disappear and only the chosen page fills the screen. Nobody can open anything else or close the page by accident.
In digital signage, kiosk mode is common on mini PCs, small computers such as the Raspberry Pi and ready-made kiosk units. The device is set to open the browser in kiosk mode at startup, so the screen returns to playback by itself after a power cut.
Kiosk mode in MIA
Windows and Linux mini PCs and kiosks run the MIA player in a browser in kiosk mode. On a Raspberry Pi, Chromium is used in kiosk mode. MIA's Windows desktop app also has its own full-screen player window. A screen behind a reception desk, for example, can run this way from an inexpensive mini PC. See the Windows and Linux PC page for details.