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

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Jordan Lyle provided the Star-Telegram with a screenshot of her review that is visible to her when logged into her Google account. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024 Here are some screenshots of GBA4iOS and iGBA for comparison, starting with iGBA. Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Apr. 2024 In 150 screenshots reviewed by Insider, Hitler was mentioned 24 times and dozens included jokes about Black people and used the n-word. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024 Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst of the tech analyst firm Moor Insights and Strategies, predicts that phones may soon employ something akin to constant screenshots powered by AI, snapping images of your phone’s screen every few seconds and storing those images for later use. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024 Locke hasn’t confirmed the screenshots or replied to requests for comment, only confirming their company has parted ways with the production. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024 According to screenshots shared by Page Six and TMZ, Noah Cyrus recently double-tapped a gym photo shared by Miley Cyrus' ex-husband Liam Hemsworth. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2024 For longtime followers of the city’s corruption saga, Wang is probably best known as the guy who handed cash to former Councilmember Mitchell Englander in casino bathrooms and later gave the FBI screenshots of Englander’s text messages. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024 Please use your judgment before sharing screenshots. Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
Ahead, see all of the biggest A-list hair transformations of 2024, and get ready to screenshot and show your stylist. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 Jan. 2024 The ID cards can be screenshot on a mobile device, printed onto a sheet of paper, or accessed through a web browser on a device and presented at an admission gate. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023 Zegler screenshot the announcement and posted about it on Instagram. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023 Feel free to screenshot Emily Ratajkowski’s Instagram. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 28 July 2023 Scroll on for some naked nails inspo and get ready to screenshot. Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 14 July 2023 Keep scrolling for some inspo and get ready to screenshot. Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 3 July 2023 Texts can be screenshot and shared, emails can be forwarded and broadcast far and wide, and videos of anyone demanding to see the manager will go viral. Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023 Decentraland experience is a reimagining of its IRL Coachella activations and features an ‘antigravity’ dance floor accessed via a colorful ‘Pride Tunnel’, a gallery based on its physical museum space in Stockholm and a Selfie Room where users can screenshot their avatars. Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2022

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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