When one or more character (identifiable or not) is only visually present in an image so far as to show a limited number of details. 

Not to be confused with [[outside border]], where minor parts of something are drawn beyond a [[border]] in the image.

h4. See also

* [[head out of frame]] 
* [[faceless]]
* [[faceless male]]
* [[out-of-frame censoring]]
* [[split crop]]