screenshot

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noun

screen·​shot ˈskrēn-ˌshät How to pronounce screenshot (audio)
: an image that shows the contents of a computer display

screenshot

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verb

screenshotted; screenshotting; screenshots

transitive verb

: to capture a screenshot of (an image on a computer display)
"Amazing … Can you screenshot that and send it to me?"Laura Loomer
… while you can prevent someone from forwarding an email, you can't stop them from screenshotting it and sending the image on.Jon Porter
The White House quickly deleted the tweet, but … somebody managed to screenshot it first.Sophie Lloyd

Examples of screenshot in a Sentence

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Noun
Scaling Organization for Billions of Images Managing all these photos, documents, and screenshots was no easy task for Ananda and his team. Tom D’agustino, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 Fallon, 50, conveniently provided a screenshot of Mulaney’s text. Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Ahead, see 21 trending ways to rock caramel balayage in 2025, and get ready to screenshot. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024 Keep scrolling for the best auburn hair color ideas, according to experts, and get ready to screenshot. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for screenshot 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1983, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1995, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of screenshot was in 1983

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“Screenshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenshot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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