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

Imagine a customer support platform that simultaneously processes a transcript, a screenshot, and a tone of voice to resolve an issue. —Arun Shastri, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025

Interspersed with the images of the actress were screenshots of texts sent to her parents: one seemingly prior to her diagnosis sent to her mom and the other presumably after treatment had begun sent to her dad. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 June 2025

Verb

Download or screenshot this information in case any discrepancies or issues come up: Your payment counter on studentaid.gov. —Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 10 June 2025

Read on for the best winter hair colors for 2024, and get ready to screenshot to show your colorist. —Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1983, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for screenshot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot