screenshot

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noun

screen·​shot ˈskrēn-ˌshät 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Photos, shared in the letter to Mayorkas, showed screenshots sent to Secret Service agents requesting them to sign a NDA. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024

One concern for misinformation experts is who is behind spreading and bolstering fake headline screenshots. —Erielle Delzer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024

Verb

Ahead, see Hailey Bieber’s best nail looks of all time and get ready to screenshot. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2024

Look for visual clues: Is the image or article screenshot high quality, or pixelated like this fake New York Times headline screenshot? —Erielle Delzer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1983, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1995, in the meaning defined above