screenshot
See also: Screenshot
English edit
Etymology edit
screen + shot (“(photography) single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/
- Rhymes: -ɒt
Noun edit
screenshot (plural screenshots)
- (computing) An image of computer or smartphone screen output at a given moment in time.
- Synonyms: screencast, screen capture, screen dump, screengrab, screenie, screencap
- I grabbed a screenshot of my desktop.
Translations edit
image of computer screen output
See also edit
Verb edit
screenshot (third-person singular simple present screenshots, present participle screenshotting, simple past and past participle screenshotted or (less common) screenshot)
- (computing, transitive) To take a screenshot of something.
- To help to improve the software, make sure to screenshot any bugs you find.
- 2023 February 22, “Network News: Northern thwarts barcode cheats”, in RAIL, number 977, page 25:
- Northern has made it harder for fraudsters to cheat checks on barcode season tickets. The operator has made it impossible for people to screenshot tickets from within the Northern app and then share the tickets for others to use.
Translations edit
take a screenshot
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Further reading edit
- screenshot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English screenshot.
Noun edit
screenshot m
- (computing) screenshot (image of computer screen output)
- Synonym: schermata
Further reading edit
- screenshot in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English screenshot.
Noun edit
screenshot m (plural screenshots)
- (computing) screenshot (image of computer screen output)
- Synonyms: captura de ecrã, captura de tela, print, Print Screen
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:screenshot.