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
The photo also contained a screenshot of an article addressing the report. Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 May 2025 The music video for the song features a black-and-white screenshot of Jackson's post. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
But despite recent advances in AI image processing, Hershey said Claude still struggles to interpret the low-resolution, pixelated world of a Game Boy screenshot as well as a human can. Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025 The removal comes just days after advocacy organizations issued urgent warnings to borrowers to screenshot their data. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 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 23 May. 2025.

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