Fade to white is used to describe a visual technique where a scene slowly becomes white or fades into a white screen. This effect is commonly used in movies, television shows, and videos as an indicator of a change in time, a dream sequence, or the end of a story. Some synonyms for fade to white include dissolve, fade out, vanish, and disappear. These terms are often used interchangeably in the film or video world to describe the same effect. Other times, they may be used to describe different variations of the visual effect such as a dissolve being a gradual fade between two scenes or shots.