screenshot

American

[skreen-shot] / ˈskrinˌʃɒt /

Or screen shot

noun

Also called screen capture. Also called screencap. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer monitor or other screen at a given time.

Save the screenshot as a graphics file.

verb (used with object)

screenshot, screenshotted, screenshotting

to take a screenshot of.

You can screenshot the error message and send it to me.

screenshot British

/ ˈskriːnˌʃɒt /

noun

an image created by copying part or all of the display on a computer screen at a particular moment, for example in order to demonstrate the use of a piece of software

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Etymology

Origin of screenshot

First recorded in 1980–85; screen ( def. ) + shot ¹

Example Sentences

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In a dash of added celebrity for the pro-Claude camp, pop star Katy Perry posted a screenshot of her new subscription to the Claude Pro plan, encircled with a drawing of a heart.

From The Wall Street Journal

At first, it was just a couple of posts a week, all my own screenshots of awkwardness no one paid attention to.

From Literature

“Peachy,” I said, shutting my eyes for a second so I could block out the screenshot of my failure for a moment.

From Literature

If snarky remarks are emailed or direct-messaged to you, screenshot and print them out.

From MarketWatch

In each example, Polymarket Money posted a screenshot of a trade and asked followers what the trader might know.

From Barron's

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